I have made an edit to this post, noting that as of today, 11 November 2025, the sale of Wytham Abbey has been formally completed. As was envisioned, proceeds from the sale will be allocated to high-impact charities, including EV’s operations.
The sale price of £6 million was in line with the final guide price, which we had revised earlier this year on the advice of Savills and property market experts at Knight Frank, to reflect the broad market conditions for country estates.
Though this represents a lower price than was originally paid, EV ultimately determined that rather than hold the property until market conditions improve, implicitly speculating on where the price might go in coming years, it would be better to devote all of our energy and resources to our core mission of enabling impactful, altruistic projects.
We appreciate the thoughtful engagement the project received during EV’s tenure as owner, particularly from its main funder. We agree with this summary:
We funded a project, the project team overall did a good job running it from an operational perspective (based on the impression I got during my evaluation), and then events beyond the control of anyone involved meant they were no longer above our funding bar.
I have made an edit to this post, noting that as of today, 11 November 2025, the sale of Wytham Abbey has been formally completed. As was envisioned, proceeds from the sale will be allocated to high-impact charities, including EV’s operations.
The sale price of £6 million was in line with the final guide price, which we had revised earlier this year on the advice of Savills and property market experts at Knight Frank, to reflect the broad market conditions for country estates.
Though this represents a lower price than was originally paid, EV ultimately determined that rather than hold the property until market conditions improve, implicitly speculating on where the price might go in coming years, it would be better to devote all of our energy and resources to our core mission of enabling impactful, altruistic projects.
We appreciate the thoughtful engagement the project received during EV’s tenure as owner, particularly from its main funder. We agree with this summary: