OSCR Scottish charity profile

Amina - the Muslim Women's Resource Centre

ActiveCharity number SC027690
Registered13 March 1998
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 4 November 2026
OSCR charity number
SC027690
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
27
Postcode
G41 2SE

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Amina empowers and supports Muslim and Minority Ethnic (ME) women to create an inclusive Scotland in which they can contribute fully. Amina's mission is to promote social welfare of Muslim and ME women and enable them to participate in all aspects of society without having to compromise their basic beliefs and values. Amina operates on two levels – by working with policy makers and mainstream providers to help overcome barriers to civic participation and access to services. and by providing a range of services directly to Muslim and ME women delivered in a way that meets their specific needs.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the promotion of religious or racial harmony
  • the promotion of equality and diversity

Beneficiaries

  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The company’s objects are: To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of primarily Muslim and Minority Ethnic women and their family members where relevant, in particular: (a) the promotion of equality, diversity and human rights, (b) the promotion of religious and racial harmony, (c) the advancement of citizenship and community development, (d) the advancement of education, (e) the relief of poverty and distress, (f) the furtherance and promotion of health and wellbeing

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£797,458£5,943£770,907£20,608£0£0£744,569£0£744,569£0274 September 2026
31 March 2025£562,823£3,236£542,388£17,199£0£0£601,045£0£601,045£0278 August 2025
31 March 2024£592,130£3,827£557,933£25,370£0£5,000£593,998£0£593,998£02719 December 2024
31 March 2023£647,512£7,321£616,136£19,055£0£5,000£602,993£0£602,993£0271 December 2023
31 March 2022£489,746£5,313£471,379£9,526£0£3,528£438,361£0£438,361£02714 December 2022

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
2-19, McCormick Business Centre, 50 Darnley Street, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
www.mwrc.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied
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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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