Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family condemn ‘unfair and unjust’ report

Captain Sir Tom Moore’s household said they were treated “unfairly and unjustly” successful a study into their relation with the foundation acceptable up successful his name.

The Ingram-Moore household said the Charity Commission’s two-year enquiry has taken a “serious toll” connected the family’s health, “unfairly tarnishing” their name.

They described the process arsenic “unjust and excessive”, adding that the charities watchdog had a “predetermined agenda”.

Their connection said: “True accountability demands transparency, not selective storytelling.

“We stay dedicated to upholding Captain Sir Tom’s bequest and privation the nationalist to know, that determination has ne'er been immoderate misappropriation of funds oregon unauthorised payments from the charity’s slope account, by immoderate subordinate of our family.”

The Ingram-Moore household besides said that they “never took a penny” from nationalist donations erstwhile Sir Tom raised millions for NHS charities by walking laps of his plot during the coronavirus lockdown.

They said it is “deeply painful” for them to deliberation radical mightiness judge otherwise.

The millions raised by the precocious Sir Tom and donated to NHS Charities Together earlier the instauration was formed were not portion of the commission’s inquiry.

The study recovered a misleading accusation that donations from publication income would beryllium made to the the Captain Tom Foundation.

An beforehand of astir £1.5 cardinal was paid to Club Nook, a institution of which the Ingram-Moores are directors, for a three-book woody and nary of that has gone to the foundation, the charities watchdog said.

The Ingram-Moore household accused the Charity Commission of a “breach of privacy” arsenic an extract of a backstage publication woody with Penguin Random House was “publicly disclosed”.

They went on: “Such an enactment raises superior concerns astir privateness protections.

“If a confidential contract, implicit with privateness clauses, tin beryllium truthful casually released, what does this mean for the privateness of others, nationalist figures oregon otherwise?

“The steadfast paid Captain Sir Tom a fee, it was his and helium decided what to bash with it.”

The household added that “significant fees” from the publication woody were paid to the literate agent, ineligible and PR professionals, with portions of the wealth utilized to enactment the Captain Tom Foundation.