A historic manor house has been sold by a cryptocurrency-backed charity as part of its plan to “wind down” in the coming years, according to the organisation’s accounts.

Grade I-listed Wytham Abbey in Oxfordshire was purchased by the Effective Ventures Foundation (EV UK) in April 2022, with £17m in non-crypto support from Coefficient Giving, formerly known as Open Philanthropy.

The property was used by the charity as an educational events venue, but the sale was prompted by the charity’s backers withdrawing their support for the property to be used for this purpose.

At the time, the charity said that it had made the decision as the project “did not…