Section 1 of 5
Identity and legal status
We looked for the legal entity behind the website on the home, Become a CPD Provider, About Us, Contact Us, Prices and Ts & Cs pages. The site header names "Certified Professional Development (CPD) LTD" with company number 16209874, and the home page describes it as "a UK Government-registered company". The Companies House register shows CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) LTD (16209874), a private limited company, status active, incorporated on 27 January 2025, with a registered office at The Bristol Office, 2nd Floor, 5 High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3BY. The register shows a warning that accounts are overdue: the first accounts, made up to 31 January 2026, were due by 27 October 2026. The confirmation statement dated 26 January 2026 has been filed. The filing history records a change of director and of person with significant control in mid-2025 and two changes of registered office wording in January and February 2026. We looked for connected businesses on the pages reviewed and did not identify any. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- Incorporation date
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27th January 2025
- Legal entity identified
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Yes
- Legal form
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Limited company
- Register status
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Active
- Number displayed on site
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Yes
- Filings consistent
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Inconsistent
- Connected businesses
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None identified
References
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Section 2 of 5
Contactability
The site header and the Contact Us page publish an email address and a mobile telephone number, and the Contact Us page gives business hours of Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. We looked for a postal address on the home, Become a CPD Provider, About Us, Contact Us, Prices, Ts & Cs and Our Accreditation Framework pages and did not find one. We looked for a named individual identified as a contact for clients or complaints on the same pages and did not find one. We did not find a live chat widget on the pages reviewed. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- Live chat
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No
- Address published
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Not found
- Telephone published
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Yes
- Email published
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Yes
- Named contact published
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Not found
Section 3 of 5
Published information
The Our Accreditation Framework page publishes "The A.C.H.I.E.V.E Framework", seven elements each with a description of what is checked. The Prices page publishes packages for one, five, ten, twenty and fifty courses, each for 12, 24 or 36 months; a single course is priced at GBP 140 for 12 months, GBP 266 for 24 months and GBP 378 for 36 months, and more than 50 courses are quoted on request. The Ts & Cs page states "Our Terms and Conditions are currently being updated. Please return shortly." We looked for a privacy policy and for a complaints or appeals procedure in the navigation, the footer and the pages reviewed and did not find either. The site is served over HTTPS.
The Become a CPD Provider page describes a process in which providers "Submit your courses for evaluation", and the CPD Credits Explained page describes accreditation of each course against the framework. We looked for a unique accreditation number and did not find one stated. We looked for a public list or lookup of accredited providers or courses on the site and did not find one. The Prices page offers accreditation periods of 12, 24 or 36 months. The site header gives "ICO Registration reference: ZB858236". An ICO register search by that reference returned no entry; a search by the company name returned no entry; a search by the registered office postcode returned more than 100 registrations. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- ICO number
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Not found (ZB858236 stated on website)
- ICO registration date
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N/A
- Activities individually accredited
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Yes (stated)
- Review frequency
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12, 24 or 36 months (stated)
- Criteria published
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Published
- Pricing published
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Published
- Terms published
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Not found
- Privacy policy published
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Not found
- 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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Not found
- Review cycle stated
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Stated
- ICO registration
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Not found
References
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Prices
thecpdco.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Ts & Cs
thecpdco.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Section 4 of 5
Advertising and claims
The home page states "over 30 years of unrivalled expertise in education, professional training, and quality assurance" and "Over 3.4 million professionals worldwide engage in or create CPD courses", and describes the company as "a UK Government-registered company". The Become a CPD Provider page states "We are the BEST VALUE on the market!". The About Us page lists "Internationally Recognized Accreditation aligned with industry benchmarks". The Prices page states that the packages are "among the most competitively positioned in the UK market". The CPD Credits Explained page states that providers receive a "listing on The CPD Register". Accessed 28 October 2026.
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Home
thecpdco.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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About Us
thecpdco.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Prices
thecpdco.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Section 5 of 5
Regulatory record
We searched the ASA rulings database for "The CPD Co", "Certified Professional Development" and "thecpdco"; each search returned no rulings and no informally resolved cases. We also searched the web for published ASA rulings and for ICO, Trading Standards and CMA enforcement action naming "The CPD Co" or "thecpdco.com". No published ruling or enforcement action naming this organisation was identified. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- Published rulings
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None identified
