A company that Captain Sir Tom Moore’s son-in-law was director of is at the centre of a £22.4million legal battle. Colin Ingram-Moore, 67, was one of five directors at Stonepit Ltd, which is the focus of a High Court claim against construction giant Taylor Wimpey. Documents reveal Stonepit Ltd attracted investment from 56 backers to fill in an open cast mine so it could be used for a multimillion-pound housing development.
Sources say that among those to become a shareholder in the scheme was ACF Sports Promotions, the firm where football legend Sir Alex Ferguson was director until last year. The Mirror understands ACF Sports Promotions ploughed more than £1m into the Stonepit venture. However, after Stonepit was sold to Taylor Wimpey in March 2022, the construction company changed the locks on the mine site in Dartford, Kent, documents claim. Papers lodged in London by three businessmen claim Taylor Wimpey then refused to settle a £21.75m bill for the work carried out.
They are also claiming over £650,000, which they say is outstanding in relation to the sale of Stonepit Ltd. In a counterclaim, Taylor Wimpey says the work was not up to standard and that they paid to put it right. Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex, 83, declined to comment when approached by the Mirror. Documents lodged at Companies House reveal he resigned as a director of ACF Sports Promotions in October last year, seven months after the legal action was initially lodged at the High Court. His son Mark, 56, remains at the company as a director, according to documents.
Mr Ingram-Moore is also thought to have invested in the Dartford scheme through the firm where he is a director, Maytrix Group. Last year he was banned from being a charity trustee for eight years by the Charity Commission. His wife Hannah, 54, received a 10-year ban. The Commission found the pair mismanaged the Captain Tom Foundation – which was set up in 2020 – and gained significant financial benefit from links to it. Capt Tom raised over £30m for the NHS by doing laps of his garden during lockdown in 2020 aged 99. He died aged 100 in 2021.
The Ingram-Moores accused the Commission of “unfairly tarnishing” their name. The married couple also fell foul of council planners. The Ingram-Moores built a £200,000 spa pool block at their mansion in Marston Moretaine, Beds, but had to demolish it last year as it did not comply with the planning permission they had been given. Three businessmen – Stewart Milne, William Cordiner and Ronald Russell – are leading the High Court lawsuit against Taylor Wimpey. Mr Milne, 74, was chairman of Aberdeen FC and is still a major shareholder. He founded the Stewart Milne Construction Group, which collapsed into administration in January 2024, losing 217 jobs. The Dartford site lawsuit was originally filed in March 2024 and was last updated by the court two weeks ago. Paul Barge, of law firm Addleshaw Goddard, is representing the claimants in the case. The company declined to comment when approached by the Mirror. Taylor Wimpey also chose not to comment. Mr Ingram-Moore did not reply to a request for comment.
