OSCR Scottish charity profile

UMOJA WA MAISHA YETU (UMAY)

ActiveCharity number SC050852
Registered19 March 2021
Main locationNorth Lanarkshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC050852
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
ML1 2DN

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Umoja wa Maisha Yetu (UMAY) supports people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, other African communities, and ethnic minority families living in the UK. We work to reduce poverty, isolation, and inequality by providing practical support, advice, and community activities. Our work includes family support, financial skills workshops, wellbeing activities, and community events that help people access services, build confidence, and improve their quality of life. We support families facing hardship with food, travel, and essential needs, and help them connect with local services. Through inclusive activities and cultural awareness, we promote equality, wellbeing, and strong community connections.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
  • the promotion of equality and diversity

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4 The organisation’s Purposes are for the public benefit of people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Congolese Community living in United Kingdom including the wide community and other ethnic minority living in the UK to undertake activities which support the prevention or relief of poverty especially hunger and undernourishment, the advancement of health, education, human rights, community development, the promotion of equality and diversity. This will include but is not limited to: 4.1 Fight against the discrimination and the stigmatization of people with mental or physical disabilities. 4.2 To promote British values and British culture awareness to Congolese Community living in United Kingdom and Maintain strong relations and exchange our integration in the British society. 4.3 To promote talents of Congolese community living in united kingdom and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), such as women, young people and children By offering them support on some activities such as Music, Sports, events Media, Theatre, Poem, Giving assistance in community problems (funeral, burial, according to Congolese culture 4.4 Improving children and adults’ access to education including creating schools and training structures for the good of the community with access to water and sanitation. Provide moral and technical support to schools including training for teachers. 4.5 Working to promote gender equality and the good health of women and children including fighting against early marriage, induced and clandestine abortions as well as unwanted pregnancies

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
1 April 2026£0£00Not supplied
1 April 2025£3,850£3,85801 January 2026
1 April 2024£2,232£3,295030 December 2024
1 April 2023£17,057£16,04201 January 2024
1 April 2022£126£0010 November 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
Unit 2, 70 Elison court Motherwell, ML1 2DN, Motherwell
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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