Section 1 of 5
Identity and legal status
We looked for the legal entity behind the website on the home, Contact Us, Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Why Choose Us?, Pricing Plans and CPD Accreditation of Training Bodies pages. No company name with a legal form, company number or registered office was displayed on those pages; the footer reads "Centre of CPD Excellence © All rights reserved". Companies House name searches for "Centre of CPD Excellence" and "CPD Excellence" did not return a company of that name. The Why Choose Us? page states that the organisation "was created by several like-minded therapists". We looked for connected businesses on the pages reviewed and did not identify any. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- Companies House number
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No
- Incorporation date
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N/A
- Legal entity identified
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Not identified
- Legal form
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Not identified
- Register status
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Not applicable
- Number displayed on site
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Not applicable
- Filings consistent
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Not assessable
- Connected businesses
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None identified
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Section 2 of 5
Contactability
The Contact Us page and the site footer publish the address "Unit 27268, PO BOX 6945, London. W1A 6US" and an email address. The Terms and Conditions publish a second email address for enquiries. We looked for a telephone number on the home, Contact Us, Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Report an Academy, Why Choose Us? and Pricing Plans pages and did not find one. The Contact Us page states "we are operating via an email only service"; the Terms and Conditions state "Alternatively, you may call us". We looked for a named individual identified as a contact for clients or complaints and did not find one. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- Live chat
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No
- Address published
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PO Box only
- Telephone published
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Not found
- Email published
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Yes
- Named contact published
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Not found
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Contact Us
www.centreofcpdexcellence.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Section 3 of 5
Published information
The CPD Accreditation of Training Bodies page publishes seven numbered expectations of training providers, covering competence, training resources, product sourcing, a safe training environment, a written complaints procedure, insurance and professional conduct. The What paperwork is required? page lists the documents required for online courses, face-to-face courses and events, including teaching qualifications, trainer certificates and training manuals "for every course you would like to accredit". Pricing is published on the Pricing Plans page: Starter (1–5 courses) £199 a year, Premium (6–10) £349, Platinum (11–20) £549 and Diamond (unlimited) £849, with renewal fees and per-course add-on prices.
Terms and Conditions for the accreditation service are published, including the Academy Charter, record access, withdrawal of approval and use of logos. A Privacy Policy is published; it states it "is effective from 1st January 2020", refers to the Data Protection Act 1998 and contains the placeholders "[email address]" and "[address]". The Report an Academy page sets out how students may report an accredited academy; we looked for a procedure for complaints about the accreditation service itself and did not find one. The site is served over HTTPS. The Report an Academy page describes an Academy Number as "a unique number given to our academies"; we looked for a unique number for each accredited course and did not find one. The member directory lists academies with a centre number and renewal date and showed 255 results. The CPD Accreditation of Training Bodies page refers to "annual reviews of insurance cover validity, CPD compliance and undercover spot checks where appropriate", and the Pricing Plans page shows annual renewal fees. An ICO register search by the name "Centre of CPD Excellence" returned no entries; a search by postcode W1A 6US returned more than 100 registrations. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- ICO number
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No
- ICO registration date
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N/A
- Activities individually accredited
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Yes (documents required per course)
- Review frequency
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Annual renewal (stated)
- Criteria published
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Published
- Pricing published
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Published
- Terms published
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Published
- Privacy policy published
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Published
- Complaints policy published
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Not found
- Website secure (HTTPS)
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Yes
- Individual assessment stated
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Stated
- Accreditation number stated
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Not stated
- Verification route
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Published list
- Review cycle stated
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Stated
- ICO registration
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Not found
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Pricing Plans
www.centreofcpdexcellence.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Section 4 of 5
Advertising and claims
The Compare CPD Companies page publishes a table comparing the organisation with "CPD GROUP", "CPD UK" and "CPD STANDARD OFFICE" on prices and features, including a row headed "Approved by the CPD Regulatory Office" marked "YES" for the Centre of CPD Excellence and "NO" for each of the others. The Pricing Plans page states "Our prices are the most competitive on the market". The Why Choose Us? page states that the organisation "is the only accreditation company that has a review function for our accredited academies" and is "The only accreditation company that has an awards system". The CPD Accreditation of Training Bodies page states that the organisation "is unique in that we constantly assess and evaluate our approved training providers". Accessed 28 October 2026.
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Section 5 of 5
Regulatory record
The ASA published a ruling on Centre of CPD Excellence on 18 March 2026 (reference A25-1314465) concerning the organisation's own website. The ASA records that "Three issues were investigated, all of which were upheld." Two concerned a comparison table (CAP Code rules 3.1, 3.7, 3.32, 3.34 and 3.39); the third concerned claims about a panel of specialists, independent industry experts and insurance partners (rules 3.1 and 3.7). Centre of CPD Excellence also appears on the ASA's list of non-compliant online advertisers, described as "Accreditation services", dated 2 April 2026. We searched for published ICO, Trading Standards and CMA enforcement action naming the organisation and did not identify any. Accessed 28 October 2026.
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