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The Independent
6 days ago
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- The Independent
Captain Tom's daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband owed huge sum by their own company
Captain Sir Tom Moore's daughter and son-in-law, disgraced for their misconduct in handling the charitable foundation set up in their father's name, are now owed increasingly large amounts of money by their own business. Hannah Ingram-Moore, 54, and her husband Colin, 68, are owed £59,323 from Maytrix Group Limited in 2024, according to the latest figures in Companies House. This has grown from the £30,523 they were due from the management consultancy company in 2023. The company's net assets have also now plummeted from £5,385 to -£117,880 in the same period. Ms Ingram-Moore has been contacted for comment by The Independent. The family of the renowned pandemic fundraiser, who made international headlines when he raised millions of pounds by walking 100 lengths of his garden in the run-up to his 100th birthday during the first Covid lockdown in 2020, has been embroiled in scandal due to the misuse of the funds via the Captain Tom Foundation. Captain Sir Tom died in February 2021. A damning report by the charities watchdog concluded there had been repeated instances of misconduct by the veteran's daughter and her husband. But separately, a £1.4 million book deal and an £18,000 awards ceremony appearance fee were among the financial benefits Mr and Ms Ingram-Moore enjoyed through their family links to the Captain Tom Foundation. The Charity Commission found a 'repeated pattern of behaviour' which saw the pair make private gains and which the watchdog said will have left the public feeling 'misled'. The couple were found to have used funds to build a pool house, prompting Central Bedfordshire Council to order its demolition. Mr and Ms Ingram-Moore were disqualified in June 2024 from serving as charity trustees for the foundation for ten and eight years respectively, a decision they did not appeal. When her fundraising father Captain Sir Tom hit the headlines for his pandemic efforts, his daughter Ms Ingram-Moore was never far from the spotlight. But before that, she was 'one of Britain's leading businesswomen', according to her official website. Alongside her chartered accountant husband, Ms Ingram-Moore co-founded Maytrix. Both are also co-directors of the private limited company Club Nook. Ms Ingram-Moore accompanied her father to the regal surrounds of Windsor Castle in the summer of 2020 to see him knighted, and took a seat in the Royal Box at Wimbledon months after he died in 2021, where she stood to applause and cheers. But just three years later, she and her husband had been banned by the Charity Commission from being charity trustees. Ms Ingram-Moore said the commission's inquiry was a 'harrowing and debilitating ordeal' which had left the family feeling suspended in 'constant fear and mental anguish'. On her website, Ms Ingram-Moore described how she feels a 'weight of responsibility for doing the right thing, for not letting people down and responding to the love and compassion that has come our way'.
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Captain Tom's daughter's pay rise: Disgraced Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband pay themselves DOUBLE the money than in previous years from family firm
Captain Sir Tom Moore's disgraced daughter and son-in-law took twice as much out of their business - as the company fell £117,000 into the red, according to the company's accounts. Hannah Ingram-Moore, 54, and her husband Colin, 68, took home £59,323 from Maytrix Group Limited in 2024, according to Companies House, a stark increase from the £30,523 they were due in 2023. It is not known if the money has yet been paid out. In the same time period the management consultancy company's net assets went from £5,385 to a negative figure of £117,880. Mr and Mrs Ingram-Moore have been embroiled in scandal since Covid hero Captain Tom stole the hearts of the nation when he walked 100 laps of his garden to raise money for the NHS before marking his 100th birthday in 2020. Almost £39million was raised for NHS charities and he was knighted by the Queen in July 2020. Later that year his memoir, Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day was published. He wrote in the prologue that it was 'a chance to raise even more money for the charitable foundation now established in my name.' But following his death in 2021 the couple were condemned when the charity watchdog uncovered 'repeated failures of governance and integrity', and found they had pocketed more than £1million in his name from links to the Captain Tom Foundation. The couple even put charity money into building an illegal spa in their garden, which was later ordered to be demolished. In January, they erased the walking veteran's name from the charity set up in his honour. The couple took home £59,323 from Maytrix Group Limited in 2024, a stark increase from the £30,523 they were due in 2023 And they have faced issues with money ever since - with the price of their home in picturesque Bedfordshire, where Captain Tom achieved his feat, now having been slashed three times from £2.25m to £1.95m as they desperately try and sell it. In the last year, Mrs Ingram-Moore released her book - Grief: Public Face Private Loss - but was reported to have sold only one copy a day. Companies House documents show the amounts owed by the Ingram-Moores to creditors increased by more than £80,000 in one year for Maytrix Group Ltd. In the same time the money they held in fixed assets plummeted by more than £60,000 and the cash owed by debtors and held at bank and in hand only increased by less than £20,000. The business, which features the couple as its sole directors, has also cut down its employees in the time period from five to two. Maytrix Group claimed up to £100,000 in furlough money over a period of 10 months, Government documents detailing furlough bailouts showed last year. Meanwhile, the company took £47,500 in Covid loans, despite making bumper profits during the pandemic. Ms Ingram-Moore was also paid 'thousands of pounds' through her family company for appearances linked to her late father's charity, it was revealed last August. The Ingram-Moores sparked fury when in August 2021 they used the charity's name to apply for planning permission for an indoor swimming pool building in the grounds of the family's Grade II-listed home (pictured) She reportedly attended and judged awards ceremonies in 2021 and 2022 as interim chief executive of the Captain Tom Foundation, but had payments for the appearances made to Maytrix Group. The BBC claimed she received thousands of pounds on behalf of Maytrix for attending the Virgin Media O2 Captain Tom Foundation Connector Awards – despite promotional videos suggesting she was representing the charity. The event was named after the charity and had the charity logo on its award plaques. She is thought to have been on a salary of £85,000 as the charity's interim chief executive at the time. The Captain Tom Moore Foundations accounts also showed that the firm made a large profit from expenses it charged the charity. Maytrix Group was given back £37,942 in reimbursements 'in respect of website costs (£5,030), office rental (£4,500), phone costs (£656) and third-party consultancy costs (£27,205)', according to the foundation's accounts. A critical report published by the Charity Commission in November last year found that the Ingram-Moores benefited 'significantly' through their association with the high-profile Captain Tom Foundation and were guilty of 'serious and repeated' instances of misconduct, mismanagement and failures of integrity - among them the book deal. The public had been 'misled', said the damning report, when buying items they thought would benefit the Captain Tom Foundation, which was set up in May 2020 to carry on raising money for charity after the success of his sponsored walk. Questions were first raised in February 2022 when it was reported that £240,000 of the charity's £400,000 expenditure went on fundraising and admin costs and £50,000 of 'reimbursed expenditure' was paid to companies controlled by the Ingram-Moores. The Charity Commission was told that the £1.47 million book advance was paid to Club Nook, the private company set up by the couple in April 2020. Only £18,000 - £1 a copy from sales of the first book - went to the charity. Accounts for Club Nook filed with Companies House showed that their financial fortunes had also collapsed. It has net current assets of just £149. The previous year this figure stood at £336,300. Meanwhile, in accounts to April 2024, the company owes creditors £67,000. Its liabilities are recorded as standing at £19,246 net, where in the year to April 2023 they stood at £106,104 in the black. In 2022, she and her husband refused a request by the Charity Commission to 'honour the commitment' made by Captain Tom in his foreword. They were twice asked to 'rectify matters by making a donation to the charity' but declined both times. The Commission produced a 30 page report said that Mrs Ingram Moore had been 'disingenuous' in her denials of personal benefit. She was paid £85,000 a year as CEO of the charity before stepping down. The Ingram-Moores released a statement accusing the charity watchdog of a 'predetermined agenda' and of 'unfairly tarnishing' their name. The family further sparked fury when in August 2021 they used the charity's name to apply for planning permission for an indoor swimming pool building in the grounds of the family's Grade II-listed home. Initially approved by Central Bedfordshire council, largely because of its supposed charitable purposes, the family went on to build a larger structure, containing a pool, spa, kitchen and toilets. They removed references to Captain Tom in a retrospective application for the changed structure, later telling the Charity Commission inquiry that its original inclusion was 'an error' and that they were both distracted because they were 'busy undertaking global media work'. They were later ordered to remove the complex, which was demolished in February 2023. They spent several days removing the roof tiles one at a time and have been spotted taking gym equipment and other items out of the building. A gaping hole was left in the ground of the spa complex over the weekend after a crane removed the spa swimming pool. The former chief executive of the Captain Tom Foundation has said he was 'gobsmacked' by what he discovered at the charity. Jack Gilbert has told of what he believed to be questionable practices within the foundation and said Captain Tom's daughter was motivated by a 'level of self-interest'. Mr Gilbert took over as chief executive from Mrs Ingram-Moore and ran the charity for five months until the watchdog investigation into the charity caused it to become inactive. He told the BBC: 'When I came in, I must admit, I was gobsmacked. I was shocked at the number of systems that just did not accord with best practice. 'One of my first exercises was, of course, to get trusted charity status for the foundation, which meant going through a whole range of different hurdles. 'And the fact was that although we had done many of them, there were lots of key practices that simply were not in place.' Also among those criticising the Ingram-Moores was former Met detective Mick Neville, who said their behaviour 'strikes me as greedy and wicked'. Meanwhile, former Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker told MailOnline: 'Captain Tom won the hearts of the nation with his selfless activity at his age, and generated much admiration. 'For his family to now be accused of misappropriating funds is not only tacky in the extreme but a betrayal of everything Captain Tom stood for.' Hannah-Ingram Moore has been contacted by MailOnline for comment. Full timeline of the Captain Tom Foundation controversy March 2020 Captain Sir Tom Moore captures the nation's hearts and raises almost £39million for NHS charities by walking around his garden 100 times using a walking frame. April 2020 Captain Tom partners up with legendary singer Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Care Choir to record a rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone - the hit made famous by Gerry and the Pacemakers and adopted by Liverpool FC. Their version of the hit soars to number one on The Official Big Top 40 chart. Over 100,000 birthday cards were sent for his 100th birthday on April 30, while Great Western Railway names one of their new trains after the captain and a special Battle of Britain flypast was organised to mark his special day. July 2020 Captain Tom is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II during a special private ceremony at Windsor Castle. When was the Captain Tom Foundation founded? September 2020 The Captain Tom Foundation is set up, inspired by the memory of his late wife Pamela, who died in 2006 after a battle with dementia. The foundation aims to combat loneliness and support people facing bereavement. New Year's Eve 2020 A drone silhouette of Captain Tom appears at London's annual fireworks display for New Year's Eve. February 2021 Captain Sir Tom Moore dies at the age of 100 after testing positive for Covid-19 and contracting pneumonia. His funeral takes place in Bedfordshire. August 2021 Hannah Ingram-Moore, and husband, Colin, apply for permission to build a Captain Tom Foundation Building in the grounds of their £1.2million home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire. Hannah and Colin make an application to build an L-shaped building next to their property before later adding a 50ft by 20ft pool house complete with changing rooms, showers and toilets, according to planning documents. September 2021 The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore launch an illustrated children's book - titled One Hundred Reasons to Hope - to commend the achievements of inspirational people during the pandemic. What did Captain Tom's daughter do? February 2022 Captain Tom's daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, says she can still feel the presence of her father 'in everything' around her, as the family mark the first anniversary of the former Army officer's death. The family becomes embroiled in controversy for the first time, after charities watchdog The Charity Commission announces it is investigating the Captain Tom Foundation following concerns over its accounts and governance. The investigation comes after the charity pays over £50,000 to companies run by Mrs Ingram-Moore and her husband, Colin. They were both appointed trustees of the charity in February 2021, but Mrs Ingram-Moore resigned just six weeks later, while Colin remained as one of three trustees. March 2022 Captain Sir Tom Moore's daughter defends the charity's set-up on ITV's This Morning, denying reports that the charity set up in her late father's honour had at one stage planned to appoint her chief executive on a six-figure salary. June 2022 The Charity Commission opens a probe into the foundation after identifying fresh 'concerns' about the involvement of Captain Tom's family within the charity. It says it will investigate payments by the charity to a company linked to Mrs Ingram-Moore and her husband's companies, in a statutory inquiry centering on the foundation's independence from the family. July 2023 The Captain Tom Foundation stops taking donations amid a probe into its finances by a charity watchdog. Planning chiefs had already ordered an unauthorised building to be demolished at the family's Bedfordshire home, after retrospective plans for a building containing a spa pool were rejected. Ms Ingram-Moore and her husband apply for permission to construct a 'Captain Tom Foundation Building' in the garden of their home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, in 2021. The building was approved to be used 'in connection with the Captain Tom Foundation and its charitable objectives', but this approval is later revoked after a larger building containing a spa pool was built. Ms Ingram-Moore appeals against the demolition order. September 2023 A probe into the charity claims it had a 'massive adverse impact' on fundraising, as accounts revealed that the late veteran's daughter received more than £70,000 to head the charity. October 2023 At a planning hearing, the Ingram-Moores claimed the building would be used for rehabilitation sessions for local elderly people. It was believed the new building would be a community space to store thousands of cards and gifts sent by admirers. But neighbours were aghast when a larger, luxury spa with a pool and sauna appeared. Council planners say the new building was not what was intended and have ordered the couple to pull it down, issuing a 'now unauthorised building' notice. Ms Ingram-Moore breaks her silence in an appearance on Piers Morgan: Uncensored, regarding the £85,000 salary she earned as interim CEO of the Captain Tom Foundation. She also confessed to pocketing £800,000 from books written by the NHS fundraising war veteran. She also admits that she received £7,602 in expense payments for travel and administration between June 2021 and November 2022. Furthermore, she concedes that she was paid £18,000 for attending the Virgin Media O2 Captain Tom Foundation Connector Awards in 2021 - when already being paid as chief executive of the body. The money was paid to her family firm, Maytrix Group, and she banked £16,000, donating just £2,000 to the Captain Tom Foundation. January 2024 Demolition teams arrive at Hannah's home to start tearing down her unauthorised £200,000 luxury spa complex at their family home - after being ordered to take it down. June 2023 Colin Ingram-Moore quits his role as a trustee at the Captain Tom Foundation November 2023 The Charity Commission published the findings of its statutory inquiry into the Captain Tom Foundation following a three-year investigation. The revelations proved damning. The commission found the couple guilty of misconduct and warned the public had been 'misled' when buying items they thought would benefit the Captain Tom Foundation. The Ingram-Moores' biggest payday came from the 'misleading' suggestion that the proceeds from a £1.4 million book deal would go to the organisation. The commission revealed they had been asked to 'rectify matters by making a donation to the charity in line with their original intentions as understood by those involved' but they had 'declined to do so'.
