Posted on 06/30/2022 1:08:11 AM PDT by RandFan
The Captain Tom Foundation is being investigated over concerns about the charity's management and independence from the late veteran's family.
The Charity Commission opened a case into the charity in March 2021, just a month after Sir Tom's passing, and began reviewing the set-up of the organisation.
The watchdog has now launched an inquiry after becoming concerned about arrangements between the charity and a company linked to Sir Tom's daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, and her husband Colin.
Concerns were also raised about the trustees' decision-making and how the charity was governed.
Sir Tom was propelled into the limelight during the COVID pandemic after raising £38m for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday at the height of the UK's first lockdown in April 2020.
The Captain Tom Foundation was registered in June 2020 following the war veteran's fundraising efforts.
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Unbelievable.........
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