Uganda

Newsco

Active

Registered as “NEWSCO

Official registry sourceURSB (Uganda Registration Services Bureau)Last verified 27 June 2026Official registry verified
Confidence: High

What this rating is based on

  • Official registry record exists
  • Re-verified against the source within the last year
  • Core fields on file (activity, address, incorporation date)
  • Status reported by the registry
  • Tax ID held
  • LEI cross-confirmed (GLEIF)
  • Publicly listed (disclosure obligations)
  • Matched in an IP (trademark) registry
  • Matched to government procurement awards
How Fylings scores confidence →
Registration number
80010001473816What is this registration number?
Legal form
registered business name

Overview

What we know about Newsco

Newsco is a registered business name in Uganda. It is recorded with URSB (Uganda Registration Services Bureau) under registration number 80010001473816. Its current status is active. This record was last verified on 27 June 2026.

03 · Activity

Company timeline

5 events

Registry, exchange, procurement and mining-cadastre events arranged around one entity identifier.

  1. Registry record re-verified

    90% entity-match confidence.

    Fylings verification · Fylings verification

  2. Education Service Commission

    Procurement record · Open Contracting data

  3. Kabale Municipal Council

    Procurement record · Open Contracting data

  4. Uganda Wildlife Authority

    Procurement record · Open Contracting data

  5. Uganda Wildlife Authority

    Procurement record · Open Contracting data

Timeline span · 2019–20265 total events

Directors & ownership

Who controls Newsco

Full verification report

Proprietor details · Filings & disclosures · Relationship network

The full report requests this data from URSB (Uganda Registration Services Bureau) at order time. Where the registry holds no record for a field, the report states that explicitly, we never pad. Delivered by email, typically within one business day.

Government contracts

Public contracts won by Newsco

Newsco has been awarded 4 public-sector contracts from 3 government bodies, worth UGX 3,193,299 in total disclosed value.

4

Contracts

3

Gov. buyers

UGX 3.2M

Disclosed value

2019–2020

Active years

Contracts won by year

1
3
'19'20

Individual awards

  • Public contract award

    Education Service Commission · 11 March 2020

    UGX 1,500,000
  • Public contract award

    Uganda Wildlife Authority · 15 January 2020

    UGX 1,410,000
  • Public contract award

    Kabale Municipal Council · 26 February 2020

    UGX 206,245
  • Public contract award

    Uganda Wildlife Authority · 28 August 2019

    UGX 77,054

Source: Uganda Public Procurement & Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA), published via the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS). Awards are matched to this company by name and registration; disclosed values reflect the awarded amount at time of publication.

Network

Companies connected to Newsco

Companies that won contracts from the same public buyers as Newsco, in that country's open-contracting data.

Sanctions & watchlist screening

✓ No sanctions matchesScreened against OFAC SDN, OFAC Consolidated and UN lists · 14 July 2026.

The name NEWSCO does not closely match any entity on the global sanctions lists we screen. Run a full screening →

About this record

Legal form: registered business name

Registered as a registered business name with URSB (Uganda Registration Services Bureau), Uganda. What is this registration number?

Confidence: High · sourced from URSB (Uganda Registration Services Bureau). Basic-depth records carry the fields the public registry publishes; deeper data is acquired on demand.

FAQ

What is a registered business name?

A registered business name is a sole proprietorship or partnership registered with the CAC.

What is URSB (Uganda Registration Services Bureau)?

URSB (the Uganda Registration Services Bureau) is Uganda's official registrar of companies and business names, operating the OBRS (Online Business Registration System).