Breaking: Former chief executive of Captain Tom Foundation ‘gobsmacked’ by ‘self-interested’ Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore…. Read More

Captain Tom’s daughter pocketed £1.5million from book sales and built an illegal spa

THE former chief executive of the Captain Tom Foundation has revealed he was left “gobsmacked” after discovering the truth about the charity.

Jack Gilbert says he was shocked by the “self-interest” shown by Captain Tom’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her partner Colin in the years after the heroic British Army officer’s death

Mr Gilbert said when he first looked into the foundation he uncovered what he described as a number of questionable practices.

It comes after Hannah, 54, and husband Colin, 67, were blasted by a report for pocketing a fortune on the back of Tom’s inspirational NHS fundraising.

A Charity Commission report found the family plunder Captain Tom’s memory for their own benefit – pocketing a £1.5million book advance then giving none to his charity.

The report revealed that Ingram-Moore, blocked from paying herself a £150,000 salary as charity CEO – took £85,000 and reimbursed her firm with £80,000 in costs from the foundation.

The couple hoodwinked the public by promising royalties to the charity from its merchandise website.

Mr Gilbert took over as chief executive for the Captain Tom Foundation from Mrs Ingram-Moore.

He ran it for just five months before it was clouded in controversy with the charity commission investigation.

The experienced charity professional has spoken out for the first time since the report came out and says he was amazed by how poorly it had been set up.