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John Tribe, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool

Captain Tom Foundation report is a welcome reminder that charity is supposed to be solely for the public good

When the long awaited inquiry into the Captain Tom Foundation charity was published, it did not bring good news for the Ingram-Moore family – or the reputation of charities more generally.

A highly critical report found that Hannah Ingram-Moore (Captain Sir Tom’s daughter) and her husband Colin gained “significant personal benefit” from their links to the charity.

Other details were similarly damning. For example, the proceeds of a £1.5 million book deal, which included Sir Tom’s book Tomorrow Will Be a Good Day, have not benefited the foundation.

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