Justgiving told to ‘reflect’ on £308k fee taken from Captain Tom’s funds
Downing Street has said Justgiving will want to “reflect” on the fees taken for processing the £32 million fundraiser for NHS charities by Captain Tom Moore.
Captain Tom set out to walk 100 laps of his garden in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, before his 100th birthday, with an initial fundraising target of £1,000.
He raised more than £32m, with the Justgiving page closing on his birthday on 30 April.
It has been reported the website took a £308,000 fee for hosting the fundraising efforts for NHS Charities Together of
Captain Tom, who has since been made an honorary colonel.
Yesterday the Prime Minister’s spokesman said: “Thanks to the heroic efforts of Colonel Tom Moore, an incredible amount of money has been raised for hardworking NHS staff.
“The public, businesses and organisations have made extraordinary gestures towards our fantastic NHS and the voluntary sector.
“I’m sure that Justgiving will want to do the same where they possibly can.
“I understand that Justgiving’s owners have made a £100,000 donation to Captain Tom already and I’m sure they will be reflecting.”
On a page on its website dedicated to explaining its fees in relation to Captain Tom’s fundraiser, Justgiving said 97 per cent of the money donated through the platform goes to the charity.