The disgraced family of Captain Tom have been hit by another major blow – and this time it involves money.
The Second World War veteran raised nearly £39m for charity during the pandemic by walking 100 lengths of his garden before his 100th birthday in April 2020.
But his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore, 53, and her husband Colin, 66, have already been in hot water after a watchdog slammed them for pocketing more than £1 million in his name from links to the Captain Tom Foundation, set up in 2020.
The Charity Commission said its probe into the foundation uncovered ‘repeated failures of governance and integrity’ by the couple.
In another hit to the shamed couple, they have now had to slash the asking price of their country mansion for a second time, the Mirror reports.
They tried to sell the seven-bed home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, last year for a whopping £2.25 million using his name last year.
But it struggled on the market and they had to cut £250,000 off the price. The sale was also moved to a private discreet listing to keep it ‘out of the public eye’.
Now only three months later, they have been forced to axe another £50,000 in another desperate attempt to sell it.
In another hit to the shamed couple, Hannah Ingram-Moore, 53, and her husband Colin, 66, they have now had to slash the asking price of their country mansion for a second time (pictured).
In an initial listing placed online, a photo was featured of the mansion’s hallway with a statute of Captain Tom doing one of his daily garden laps which raised tens of millions for NHS charities is pride of place
Watchdogs slammed Mrs Ingram-Moore (left) and her husband for pocketing more than £1 million in her father’s (right) name from links to the Captain Tom Foundation, set up in 2020
A source said told the Mirror: ‘It’s a blow for the family who have been trying to sell the property for months.’
In an initial listing placed online, a photo was featured of the mansion’s hallway with a statute of Captain Tom doing one of his daily garden laps which raised tens of millions for NHS charities is pride of place.
The home’s history was promoted in a brochure, stating that the ‘property is owned by the family of Captain Sir Tom Moore who spent his final years there raising money for the NHS during the Covid pandemic’.
It continued: ‘A particularly special memory of our time here is of my father walking 100 laps of the garden to raise a record-breaking sum of almost £40million for NHS charities during the pandemic.’
But they pulled the property off the market amid a backlash at their handling of the charity set up in his name.
In January the property was re-listed for offers in excess of £2million – with no sign of Captain Tom to link the property to.
But this week it was re-listed for £1.95m.
The advert simply states: ‘The vendors have owned the property for 18 years and have undertaken a comprehensive programme of improvement and renovation.’
It comes after the scandal-hit pair were forced to demolish a spa pool block at their home in February after they used the foundation’s name in the planning application. Pictured: The family home (left) and unauthorised spa (right) before it was destroyed
The council said it was largely approved under the belief it was to be used for charitable purposes. But the couple said they made an error and blamed it on being busy
Sir Tom was made an honorary colonel and was later knighted by the Queen (pictured in 2020) at Windsor Castle, after completing 100 laps of his garden for charity
It comes after the scandal-hit pair were forced to demolish a spa pool block at their home in February after they used the foundation’s name in the planning application.
The council said it was largely approved under the belief it was to be used for charitable purposes. but the couple said they made an error and blamed it on being busy.
Mrs Ingram Moore also faced a probe into payments made through her family company for appearances linked to her late father’s charity in August 2023.
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 her company, Maytrix Group.
The BBC claim she received thousands of pounds into Maytrix for attending the Virgin Media O2 Captain Tom Foundation Connector Awards – despite promotional videos suggesting she was representing the charity.
The family’s home up for sale boasts four bathrooms, four reception rooms and is set in 3.5 acres with a stand alone Coach House.
