The Observer
ActiveRegistered as “THE OBSERVER”
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
- Registration number
- 80010003274296What is this registration number? →
- Legal form
- registered business name
Overview
What we know about The Observer
The Observer is a registered business name in Uganda. It is recorded with URSB (Uganda Registration Services Bureau) under registration number 80010003274296. Its current status is active. This record was last verified on 28 June 2026.
03 · Activity
Company timeline
22 eventsRegistry, exchange, procurement and mining-cadastre events arranged around one entity identifier.
- Registry record re-verified
90% entity-match confidence.
Fylings verification · Fylings verification
The Microfinance Support Centre Ltd
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
The Microfinance Support Centre Ltd
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Co-operative
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
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20261 event · 1 fylings verification
- Registry record re-verified
90% entity-match confidence.
Fylings verification · Fylings verification
20232 events · 2 procurement record
20226 events · 6 procurement record
The Microfinance Support Centre Ltd
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
The Microfinance Support Centre Ltd
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
20212 events · 2 procurement record
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Co-operative
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
202010 events · 10 procurement record
National Identification & Registration Authority
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
National Identification & Registration Authority
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
Office of the Prime Minister
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
Ministry of Information and Communications Technology
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
Procurement record · Open Contracting data
20191 event · 1 procurement record
Directors & ownership
Who controls The Observer
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 The Observer
The Observer has been awarded 21 public-sector contracts from 11 government bodies, worth UGX 97,933,771 in total disclosed value.
21
Contracts
11
Gov. buyers
UGX 97.9M
Disclosed value
2019–2023
Active years
Contracts won by year
Top awarding bodies
Data signals
- 4 sets of awards share an identical title, buyer and amount, possible duplicate records in the source data.
Individual awards
- UGX 20,000,000
Public contract award
Ministry of Information and Communications Technology · 19 March 2020
- UGX 18,920,000
Public contract award
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development · 26 July 2021
- UGX 10,148,000
Public contract award
Deposit Protection Fund · 12 April 2023
- UGX 9,460,000
Public contract award
The Microfinance Support Centre Ltd · 31 May 2022
- UGX 9,460,000
Public contract award
The Microfinance Support Centre Ltd · 10 February 2022
- UGX 4,900,000
Public contract award
National Identification & Registration Authority · 2 July 2020
- UGX 4,134,000
Public contract award
National Identification & Registration Authority · 1 July 2020
- UGX 3,000,000
Public contract award
Insurance Regulatory Authority · 21 February 2023
- UGX 3,000,000
Public contract award
Insurance Regulatory Authority · 2 April 2022
- UGX 2,700,000
Public contract award
Insurance Regulatory Authority · 25 October 2022
- UGX 2,120,000
Public contract award
Insurance Regulatory Authority · 2 April 2022
- UGX 2,120,000
Public contract award
Insurance Regulatory Authority · 23 October 2020
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- UGX 2,120,000
Public contract award
Insurance Regulatory Authority · 11 November 2019
- UGX 1,950,000
Public contract award
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Co-operative · 9 February 2021
- UGX 1,500,000
Public contract award
Capital Markets Authority · 22 July 2020
- UGX 1,297,871
Public contract award
Uganda Development Bank · 26 August 2020
- UGX 583,899
Public contract award
Uganda Development Bank · 14 May 2022
- UGX 520,001
Public contract award
Uganda Development Bank · 23 December 2020
Provision of print media services under framework
Office of the Prime Minister · 29 June 2020
Framework contracts for services
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development · 3 March 2020
Framework contracts for services
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development · 3 March 2020
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 The Observer
Companies that won contracts from the same public buyers as The Observer, in that country's open-contracting data.
- New Vision Printing And Publishing Company Limited11 shared buyers · 59 awards
- Monitor Publications LTD9 shared buyers · 40 awards
- Mfi Document Solutions Limited8 shared buyers · 28 awards
- Toyota Uganda7 shared buyers · 147 awards
- Arrow Centre Uganda7 shared buyers · 27 awards
- The Cooper Motor Corporation (Uganda) Limited6 shared buyers · 72 awards
- Footsteps Furniture Company Limited6 shared buyers · 34 awards
- Vision Group6 shared buyers · 28 awards
On the same register
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Companies listed next to The Observer on Uganda's official register. Listed alphabetically, not by any connection between them.
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Sanctions & watchlist screening
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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).