The Captain Tom Foundation is being investigated in a new probe by the charities watchdog, it has been announced this week.
The Charity Commission first opened a case into the foundation in March last year, shortly after Second World War hero Tom Moore’s death from Covid, and began reviewing the set-up of the organisation.
The watchdog will also scrutinise alleged ‘mismanagement’ and ‘misconduct’ in the trustees’ decision-making and the charity’s governance, including managing conflicts of interest.
It’s a sad state of affairs unbefitting of such a generous and celebrated hero…