CHARITY champion Captain Tom’s daughter and son-in-law repeatedly misled the public to cash in on goodwill towards the late NHS fundraiser, an inquiry said today.

Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore engaged in a “pattern of behaviour” to reap “significant personal benefit” from their involvement in the Captain Tom Foundation, the Charity Commission report said.

The public “would understandably feel misled” to learn that sales of his autobiography Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day would have not benefited the charity, it added.

Ms Ingram-Moore was also “disingenuous” to publicly state she was “not offered” a “six-figure salary.”

The commission said it had seen written evidence of her £150,000 salary expectations before she became CEO of the charity, and that it had blocked this initial request.

The regulator did “not agree” with her excuses over keeping £18,000 for judging and presenting an award named after Captain Tom, finding “no evidence” behind her claims she did so in a personal capacity.

She also committed charity resources to the event without other trustees’ knowledge or consent, it added.

Charity Commission CEO David Holdsworth said: “Captain Sir Tom inspired a nation and reminded us what service to others can achieve even in the most challenging of times.

“Sadly, however, the charity set up in his name has not lived up to that legacy of others before self, which is central to charity.

“Our inquiry report details repeated failures of governance and integrity.”

The Ingram-Moores also implied that a spa building constructed on their land would be used by the charity without involving other trustees.

The unauthorised spa in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, was demolished in February after the family lost an appeal against Central Bedfordshire Council’s order for it to be torn down.

The Ingram-Moore family said the Charity Commission’s two-year inquiry was “unjust and excessive,” suggesting the charities watchdog had a “predetermined agenda.”