New award to remember computing entrepreneur — The Hull Story

Vic also had a flair for marketing. When Take That performed in Hull at Malet Lambert School, Kingston High School and LA’s nightclub back in 1992 they shared the stages with advertising boards from the main sponsor – Golding Computer Services. But Vic never got a photograph of himself with the band – revealing that he turned down the chance of a photo session with Robbie Williams, Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Jason Orange and Howard Donald.

He said: “We spent more than £60,000 on advertising that year so £750 to sponsor Take That wasn’t a massive amount even though they were relatively unknown at the time.

“We’ll never know whether anyone bought a computer because of the sponsorship but we did have a good year. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to see the show because it finished earlier than I expected. I turned up at LA’s at 9pm and they were just about to leave. They offered to pose for a picture with me, but I didn’t want to delay them so off they went.”

In 2018 MC4C recognised the contribution made by Goldings to helping people understand the world of business finance with a special award for Vic and Di. Phil Ascough, at the time the immediate past president of the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce, was invited to present the award.

He said: “I first met Vic in the 1990s, worked closely with him over the last 15 years and helped him share so many success stories – most of them about young people who were applying the skills taught by Goldings as they pursued their business careers.

“He was always much more than an accountant or a computer whiz. He had a great business brain and was full of ideas and an energy which belied his 80-plus years. Even during the last few months of his life, he was pitching new projects. This award will be a constant reminder that Vic was an inspiration to us all.”