The Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation was the brainchild of the late Eric Barrass, OBE, who was a revered and long-serving General Secretary of the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ Club. It was established in 1977 as a perpetual trust to provide a safe home for the huge volume of archive material accumulated by the Motor Division of Rolls-Royce Limited, and The Hunt House was purchased in the same year. In January 2012 the Foundation became a charitable company limited by guarantee, and it is now run by a Board of directors elected by its guaranteeing members. It is wholly dependent for its income on support from the RREC and on donations from the public at large, and Membership of the Foundation is open to all whether they own a Rolls-Royce or not. The Foundation’s twin aims are to cherish Royce’s legacy and to promote his ideals.