# DECKA CREATIVE YORKSHIRE (DECKACY)

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153656
- **Other names:** SUSTAINED THEATRE ARTISTS YORKSHIRE, STAY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 4, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1153656


## Contact

- **Address:** 56 WESTBOURNE ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD
- **Postcode:** HD1 4LE
- **Phone:** 07816485580
- **Email:** george@deckacy.org.uk
- **Website:** www.deckacy.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO CREATE AND ADVANCE AN EQUITABLE ARTS LANDSCAPE IN YORKSHIRE THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION BY:  A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION;  B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION;  C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;  D) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.  TO ADVANCE THE CREATIVE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BLACK, ASIAN, AND MINORITY ETHNIC (BAME) CREATIVE ARTS.

**Activities:** Promotion, nurture &amp;amp; support of high standards among BAME artists &amp;amp; creative practitioners in all branches of the performing arts, enabling them to secure employment across the spectrum of existing &amp;amp; new, mainstream &amp;amp; fringe opportunities.Creative enterprise training; 1:1 mentoring; showcases; building relationships with mainstream organisations to facilitate BAME practitioner participation




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Areas of operation

- Barnsley
- Bradford City
- City Of York
- Kingston Upon Hull City
- Kirklees
- Leeds City
- Sheffield City
- Throughout Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Joanne Fisher** (Chair) — appointed July 1, 2025
- Darren Wint — appointed Dec. 3, 2024
- GEORGE MARK MATHESON — appointed Dec. 10, 2015


