£22.4m legal battle over firm linked to Capt Tom son-in-law

High Court case against builders Taylor Wimpey

-  DAN WARBURTON

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.