Captain Sir Tom Moore's family are on their way to building an extension at their home set with a toilet, kitchen and patio that will 'mostly' be used for charity purposes and 'funded entirely by family money'.
The Captain Tom Foundation was created by the war hero's family after he raised £39.3million for the NHS during the pandemic.
However, the charity is mired in controversy after it allegedly tried to pay Captain Sir Tom's daughter a £150,000 salary before a watchdog blocked the attempt.
Captain Sir Tom Moore (pictured) raised close to £40million for the NHS by walking laps around his garden during the pandemic
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family (pictured on the day the war veteran was knighted) are on their way to building an extension at their home set with a toilet, kitchen and patio that will ‘mostly’ be used for charity purposes
The war veterans family, the Ingram-Moores, were granted planning permission in 2021 for a new house in the grounds of their current home, The Sun reported.
It will include a kitchen, toilet and outside patio and will be 15x6m.
Planning documents claimed it will 'be used in part for private use but mostly in connection with The Captain Tom Foundation'.
The Matrix Group, which has offices on the property already, made the planning application.
The new house 'is funded entirely by family money', Hannah Ingram-Moore told The Sun.
The amazing fundraising effort propelled Sir Captain Tom to superstardom. He was made an honorary colonel and was later knighted by the Queen (pictured) at Windsor Castle
Last week it was revealed the charity allegedly tried to appoint his daughter as chief executive on a six-figure salary before a watchdog intervened.
The Captain Tom Foundation, set up by the family of the war veteran in the wake of his fundraising efforts, reportedly tried to appoint Hannah Ingram-Moore as its CEO on a salary in the region of £150,000.
But the Charity Commission, which has been in contact with
