When Charity Goes Wrong, Ep. 2: The Captain Tom Foundation

<p>In April 2020, 99-year-old war veteran Captain Tom Moore became an unexpected national hero after raising £38.9m in less than four weeks by walking 100 laps of his garden. But his legacy quickly turned sour, leading to a very public fall for his family and the charity created in his name.</p><p>In episode two of When Charity Goes Wrong, Third Sector journalist Lucinda Rouse hears from Hannah Ingram-Moore, daughter of Captain Sir Tom Moore and former interim chief executive of the Captain Tom Foundation.</p><p>Her successor at the charity, Jack Gilbert, shares his perspective on the intellectual property dispute that contributed to its downfall.</p><p>Liz Brownsell, a partner at the law firm Birketts, explains conflicts of interest and personal benefit in the context of charity law.</p><p>And the Charity Commission’s chief executive, David Holdsworth, outlines how other charities can avoid the same damaging mishaps.</p><br><p><strong>Written and presented by:</strong> Lucinda Rouse</p><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Nav Pal</p><p><strong>Executive producer:</strong> Ollie Peart</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>