one of its stars, brian blessed, is here to celebrate it. and we won t be letting brian go without him giving a roaring endorsement of the lionesses before their semi final match against australia tomorrow. stay tuned. good evening. newsnight can reveal that payments made to the daughter of captain tom, the late sir thomas moore, a hero in the pandemic who raised more than £40 million for charity, are being investigated by the captain tom foundation. it relates to hannah ingram moore s time when she was interim ceo of the foundation in 2021 2022, when her family s company maytrix group was paid thousands of pounds in return for her appearances as judge of the virgin media 02, captain tom foundation connector awards. newsnight understands that ms ingram moore did not formally notify or seek appropriate approvals from the board of trustees prior to entering the commerical arrangement. this is not the first time since her father s death that ms ingram moore has been embroiled in contro
was for a scammer who has been creating havoc. she has not answered any of our questions about the thousands of pounds her company received. meanwhile, the charity commission has been investigating potential conflicts of interest between the captain tom foundation and the ingram moores companies for more than a year. hannah ingram moore is no longer running the charity, but her husband colin is one of its three trustees and the charity commission has been investigating for more than a year whether those trustees have adequately managed conflicts of interest, including with private companies connected to the ingram moore family. meanwhile, hannah and colin ingram moore own consultancy company maytrix, which received the payment from virgin media 02. they also own club nook, the company which controversially registered the trademarks to captain tom, something the charity commission is also investigating. separately, the couple are fighting a demolition order after building an unauthori
not yet aside from the fact that it is in the thousands. we should point out that virgin media 02 are a significant companies are probably more than 2000 3000. but they had not told us, virgin media 02, and hannah ingram moore has not told us and the trustees have not told us yet although they have said that they will publish the results of the investigation into that payment. and the charity commission which has the wider statutory inquiry into concerns about the charity are keeping quiet until the results of that. the ceo of the charity commission has said that this is about trust in small charities at a time when household budgets are small and there is this cost of living crisis so it ll be interesting when the report comes out probably in coming months. thank ou. and now sima has an update on another newsnight investigation this one involving allegations of criminality. today six former metropolitan police officers were charged with sending racist messages on a whatsapp group.
the captain tom foundation. the charity s logo appeared on the plaques. the legacy that my father has left not only this country but the world. hannah ingram moore gave every appearance that she was representing the charity. at the time, she was its interim chief executive on a salary of £85,000. and a gold blue peter badge. and yet her significant appearance fee was paid not to the captain tom foundation, but to maytrix group, a company owned by hannah ingram moore and her husband colin. bbc newsnight understands mrs ingram moore has been under investigation by her late father s own charity for nine months, as she did not seek the board s approval before entering into that commercial arrangement with virgin media 02. a spokesperson for the trustees said, this matter is subject of an ongoing internal investigation. the charity commission has been notified of the foundation s review of this matter, and the foundation will share its findings once the investigation has concluded.