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Did the captain Tom foundation charity really use the money to build their own spa pool??

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Terryer · 05/07/2023 07:25

Just reading the paper this morning and see the family of Captain Tom have been ordered to pull down a building in their garden with a spa pool. I think it's a planning issue but the inference is that they used the money raised to build it. Did they really?

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anon666 · 06/07/2023 18:39

They are shameless. It's awful but I guess it does at least show that the Council and the Charities Commission provide some protection against these horrible people.

It makes me look at his death in a whole new light. 😳 He contracted COVID while on a free long haul family holiday awarded by British Airways in recognition of his efforts.

I wonder who made that decision. 🥺

supersop60 · 06/07/2023 18:39

Dotjones · 05/07/2023 08:25

All charity ultimately boils down to self-interest. I'm not specifically commenting on the Captain Tom Foundation but more generally. Anyone who gives to, works for or benefits from a charity is motivated by self-interest. It's human nature - we can try to kid ourselves that we're trying to help others but why on earth would we be doing that if we didn't think it was to make the world a better place? It's selfishness, an attempt to mould the world into a shape we like better.

We shouldn't be surprised when we hear about other forms of selfishness creeping into the sphere of charity either, someone abusing a charity for their own profit is no different to someone donating to the charity in the first place, in terms of human behaviour.

Are you Phoebe from Friends?

Mrsjayy · 06/07/2023 13:42

x2boys · 06/07/2023 13:03

It was a walk a round his extremely large garden 😂

And down his drive .😃

Theonlyreason · 06/07/2023 13:05

I never bought it even back during covid. They all looked smug. So what? An old guy doing a few laps in his garden. It never warmed my heart.

x2boys · 06/07/2023 13:03

Mrsjayy · 06/07/2023 12:44

Jason Manford Is nauseating I mean honestly I'll say it again old fella went for a walk!

It was a walk a round his extremely large garden 😂

Mrsjayy · 06/07/2023 12:44

Starseeking · 06/07/2023 08:26

Sat right at the front of the Royal Box as well! Bizarre to think anyone signed that off as a good idea at the time, but they did lol

Jason Manford Is nauseating I mean honestly I'll say it again old fella went for a walk!

Brrrrrrrrrrrr · 06/07/2023 11:28

TV screens for the audience, 2 metre social distancing, grifters galore and partying at No10. The pandemic seems like another reality looking back.

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Starseeking · 06/07/2023 08:26

Roussette · 05/07/2023 10:20

Well... this is and was the most nauseating thing ever. Daughter taking applause at Wimbledon.

Sat right at the front of the Royal Box as well! Bizarre to think anyone signed that off as a good idea at the time, but they did lol

Tidsleytiddy · 05/07/2023 22:42

Dear Lord. Full-on schmaltz

savory · 05/07/2023 21:47

Swrigh1234 · 05/07/2023 21:44

Complete with social distancing. This would be a comedy sketch if the whole thing wasn’t so offensive.

And TV screens in the stalls - we really went full Black Mirror didn't we with an open tab at the bar to boot.

Swrigh1234 · 05/07/2023 21:44

savory · 05/07/2023 21:27

Aaah no - a lockdown anthem no less....

Complete with social distancing. This would be a comedy sketch if the whole thing wasn’t so offensive.

Mrsjayy · 05/07/2023 21:43

savory · 05/07/2023 21:25

Amway not for you then I have other solutions. Blimey what a shamless grifter. https://www.hannahingrammoore.com/fees

She charges between 1 and nearly 4k I mean obviously if the chemistry is right, I imagine if the money is there then chemistry will be just fine and dandy!

Swrigh1234 · 05/07/2023 21:43

savory · 05/07/2023 21:25

Amway not for you then I have other solutions. Blimey what a shamless grifter. https://www.hannahingrammoore.com/fees

This just rounds it off nicely. Life coach is a synonym for grifter anyway. And now all the other stuff comes out in the wash. This is like a satire. You couldn’t make this stuff up.

savory · 05/07/2023 21:39

https://www.hannahingrammoore.com/statements

Following the press and social media coverage and comments over the past two weeks, the Board of Trustees of The Captain Tom Foundation wish to clarify that neither Hannah Ingram-Moore, nor any family member, have authorised or made payments of any kind from the charitable funds of The Foundation to themselves or companies owned or controlled by them.
The related party payments disclosed in the audited Financial Statements for the period to 31 May 2021 relate to the reimbursement of costs paid for by companies owned or controlled by the Ingram-Moore family during the Foundation's start-up phase.
These costs were reviewed by the independent Trustees and payment was authorised by them.
Mrs. Ingram-Moore has already reminded the many commentators that the £38.9 million raised from Captain Sir Tom’s fundraising was paid directly to NHS Charities Together in 2020.

Statements — Hannah Ingram-Moore

https://www.hannahingrammoore.com/statements

Lunde · 05/07/2023 21:32

savory · 05/07/2023 21:25

Amway not for you then I have other solutions. Blimey what a shamless grifter. https://www.hannahingrammoore.com/fees

She really sounds like one of those MLM grifters who moves on into "coaching"

savory · 05/07/2023 21:27

Brrrrrrrrrrrr · 05/07/2023 15:38

I just watched the Michael Ball duet on YouTube.

Grifters grifting. Talk about cringe 🫣😬

Aaah no - a lockdown anthem no less....

Royal Variety Performance 2020 - You'll never walk alone - Captain Sir Tom Moore with Michael Ball

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKLUtYqe3zo

savory · 05/07/2023 21:25

Roussette · 05/07/2023 14:12

There is another daughter and she had absolutely nothing to do with all of this.

Don't go and look at Hannah Ingram-Moore's business webpage, it will make you feel a bit nauseous!

As for her blog... we have such gems as
'Bouncing back - how resilience will transform your life'
'How to challenge yourself to find greater success' money
'Seven simple steps for a positive and productive week ahead--
'Dealing with negativity' (ooops!)

All very apt.
Loads of Captain Tom stuff on there too 😲

Amway not for you then I have other solutions. Blimey what a shamless grifter. https://www.hannahingrammoore.com/fees

Fees — Hannah Ingram-Moore

https://www.hannahingrammoore.com/fees

EpicChaos · 05/07/2023 20:27

I thought he seemed like a canny enough bloke the first time i saw him but i wasn't particularly interested in watching the circus surrounding him so didn't take any notice and I didn't donate.
As with other PP's, I knew the NHS had no mechanism to take donations as such, so I was unsure how the money would be paid and whether it would only be used in one area of the country. I couldn't be bothered to investigate further into it all, I make donations whenever i visit our local hospital anyway, so it's not like I don't make any donations at all.
When there, I donate to MacMillan, the air ambulance, which receives no government money, the WRVS, who use the profits from the tea lounge and the couple of little shops, to buy things for the hospital, or donate it to equipment appeals. I also give to the holistic centre which provides services such as aromatherapy, counselling, hypnotherapy, etc., for cancer patients and their families, free of charge.
At least I can see my donations being put to good use, which is more than people who donated to Capt. Toms' charity seem able to do, unless your his close kith and kin, allegedly!

girlfriend44 · 05/07/2023 18:02

No doubt the trip to Barbados re Covid finished him off.

No idea about the daughter but if it turns out she is dodgy then it wouldn't surprise me.

the80sweregreat · 05/07/2023 17:35

Piers Morgan was the one who brought it to the nations attention during that weird time in history on the ITV Morning show he used to present. I can remember him interviewing him and his daughter and then it kind of ' blew up ' as they say. I remember thinking at the time if all the money will go to the NHS.
I like to think that the majority of it did and it did some good. It wasn't the old boys fault , he just wanted to do something and had the grounds to do it in without leaving his own home.

bananaskin123 · 05/07/2023 17:04

Haven't read the whole thread but wondered if anyone mentioned that she was inerviewed on Three Counties local radio not so long ago and talked about a new charity she was setting up. Something like B kind (not quite that but I really wasn't listening to it all). Andy Collins mentioned about investigations into CT's charity and I THINK she said they expected to be cleared of any wrong doing. Did anyone else hear it?

Chocolateship · 05/07/2023 16:04

I love how on twitter he confirmed he isn't related but didn't deny he was a grifter.

Brrrrrrrrrrrr · 05/07/2023 15:54

Watch the GMB Pride of Britain YouTube video if you really want to feel nauseous. The whole thing was hideous and it still shocks me how fast celebs are to jump on a bandwagon and how the public lap it up in droves.

Roussette · 05/07/2023 15:54

They aren't related...