Can a company held in an Employee Ownership Trust be sold later if necessary?

A company held in an Employee Ownership Trust can generally still be sold if circumstances require it, but the structure is designed to make a casual sale hard, and that permanence is much of the point. Any sale must clear the conditions set in the trust documents and satisfy the trustee's fiduciary duty to the employee beneficiaries. Those conditions vary by trust, so settle the specifics in the trust design with counsel.