CPD Approved - The CPD Register Review

Commercial identification and contactability

No — significant concerns identified.

The website does not disclose any UK legal entity behind the "CPD Approved" trading name. No company name, company number, sole trader name, or director name is published on any page. No business email address is provided; the only contact details given are two UK mobile telephone numbers and a postal address.

The published address ("12 Holmstall Ave, Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware HA8 5HX") is internally inconsistent: postcode HA8 5HX corresponds to Holmstall Parade, not Holmstall Avenue. The "Holmstall Ave" descriptor and the HA8 5HX postcode cannot both be correct.
This represents a likely failure to comply with Companies Act 2006 sections 1200–1206 (trading disclosures), which require a UK business using a trading name to disclose, on its website and commercial correspondence, the name of the person or company behind that trading name.

Source: https://cpdapproved.uk/contact/ (accessed 27th April 2026)

Companies House status

Dissolved — significant concern.

The only Companies House entity matching the trading name "CPD Approved" is CPD APPROVED LTD, company number 13075291. Filing history records:

Incorporation: 10th December 2020
DS01 application to strike off filed: 21st July 2022
First Gazette notice for voluntary strike-off: 2nd August 2022
Final Gazette — dissolved via voluntary strike-off: 18th October 2022

A dissolved company cannot enter into new contracts, cannot issue accreditations or trustmarks that carry contractual standing, and has had its assets vest in the Crown as bona vacantia.

The cpdapproved.uk website nevertheless continues to advertise commercial accreditation services, application processes for institutions and trainers, and certificate validation. No replacement UK legal entity is disclosed on the website. Training providers and consumers therefore have no clear identification of the legal entity to which payment would be made or against which any contractual remedy could be pursued.

Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13075291/filing-history (accessed 27th April 2026); https://cpdapproved.uk/ (accessed 27th April 2026)

Consistency of filings with advertised activity

Material inconsistency.

The website advertises commercial CPD accreditation services to institutions and instructors, an institution application process, an instructor application process, and certificate validation. The only company at Companies House bearing the trading name was dissolved via voluntary strike-off on 18 October 2022, more than three years before this review.

Where a website continues to advertise commercial activity but the corresponding legal entity has been dissolved and no replacement entity is disclosed, the legal standing of any accreditation issued, and the legal entity to which payment would be made, is not publicly knowable.

Source: https://cpdapproved.uk/institution-application/ (accessed 27th April 2026); https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13075291/filing-history (accessed 27th April 2026)

Transparency of assessment framework

No assessment framework published.

No accreditation criteria, methodology, assessment framework, or scheme rules are published anywhere on the website. The "Get Approved" section sets out only that institutions should "offer courses in AI, Digital Transformation, Sustainability, Leadership, Healthcare Innovation, or Education Technology", "align programs with CPD standards", and "submit course materials for accreditation review" — without defining what those CPD standards are or how alignment is assessed. The instructor route requires "proven expertise" and "recognized qualifications" without further definition.

There is no published distinction between institution accreditation, course accreditation, and trainer accreditation. There are no dated versions, revision notes, or process documentation.

Source: https://cpdapproved.uk/about-us-2/ (accessed 27th April 2026); https://cpdapproved.uk/institution-application/ (accessed 27th April 2026)

Pricing transparency

No pricing is published anywhere on the website for any accreditation service. The institution application form and instructor application form collect contact details with no indication of fees, fee structure, recurring charges, or optional additional services.

The homepage refers to "Affordable certification programs" and "competitive pricing" but provides no figures or pricing page.

Source: https://cpdapproved.uk/ (accessed 27th April 2026); https://cpdapproved.uk/institution-application/ (accessed 27th April 2026)

Terms and conditions

No published terms and conditions.

No terms and conditions, scheme rules, or service agreement are published or linked from any visible page on the website.
The contact form footer states "Accept terms and privacy policy" with hyperlinks pointing to http://localhost/wordpress/ecademy-lp/terms-conditions/ and http://localhost/wordpress/ecademy-lp/privacy-policy/. These are developer localhost addresses, not live published documents. They confirm that the site is operating from an unfinished WordPress template ("ecademy-lp" — an eCademy landing page theme) where placeholder links have not been replaced with a live site's URLs.

No customer of the service can read or accept any actual terms before submitting personal data through the contact or application forms.

Source: https://cpdapproved.uk/contact/ (accessed 27th April 2026)

Individual course assessment

Unknown — insufficient information published.

The website does not state whether each course is assessed individually or whether accreditation is granted at institution or trainer level on a blanket basis. The homepage displays a sample provider record ("CPD Approved — CPD ID: #785798 — Status: Active — Valid Until: December 2026") attached to "London Innovation Academy" with no indication of which course or courses that single ID relates to. The certificate validation tool returns "Certificate not found" for any input attempted at review.

There is no published register of accredited courses against which prospective consumers can verify a specific course they are considering.

Source: https://cpdapproved.uk/ (accessed 27th April 2026); https://cpdapproved.uk/certificate-validation/ (accessed 27th April 2026)

Review and renewal

Unknown.

No review or renewal cycle is published. The single accreditation example shown on the homepage carries a "Valid Until: December 2026" date but no published methodology explains how that validity period is set, whether review is proactive or reactive, or how material changes to accredited content are handled between review cycles.

Source: https://cpdapproved.uk/ (accessed 27th April 2026)

Sale of training courses or materials

Yes — by association.

The homepage's "Our Popular Courses" section states "Explore our CPD-aligned courses" with a "Start For Free" call-to-action. That button links to london-innovation-academy.com, a third-party training provider. The same homepage simultaneously presents "London Innovation Academy" as one of "Our CPD Providers" with CPD ID #785798. The website therefore both sells access to training courses (via the directed link) and accredits the provider of those courses, without any disclosure of safeguards separating the commercial training activity from the accreditation function.

Source: https://cpdapproved.uk/ (accessed 27th April 2026); https://london-innovation-academy.com/ (accessed 27th April 2026)

Financial relationships with third-party service providers

Not disclosed.

No affiliate, referral, sponsorship, insurance partner, or third-party service provider relationships are disclosed on the website. The website includes a "Meet Our World-class Partners" heading but lists no named partners and provides no disclosure information.

The absence of disclosure is recorded factually; we cannot determine from public information whether such relationships exist undisclosed.

Source: https://cpdapproved.uk/ (accessed 27th April 2026)

Ownership or control relationships with aligned commercial interests

Material structural concern.
The cpdapproved.uk homepage features London Innovation Academy as the sole worked example of "Our CPD Providers", with CPD ID #785798 and a "Valid Until: December 2026" date, alongside the London Innovation Academy logo. The same site directs visitors to london-innovation-academy.com via the "Start For Free" course offer.

LONDON INNOVATION ACADEMY LTD (Companies House number 16074538) was incorporated on 12th November 2024 with a registered office at 7 Holmstall Parade, Edgware HA8 5HX — the same building (Holmstall Parade, HA8 5HX) as the postal address published by CPD Approved.

In the absence of any disclosed UK legal entity behind cpdapproved.uk, it is not possible to publicly verify directorship overlap through Companies House cross-referencing. However, the combination of (a) co-location of postal addresses at the same parade and postcode, (b) a single named accredited provider featured prominently on the homepage, and (c) outbound traffic routed from the accreditation site to the training provider's commercial offer, raises a structural independence concern that the website does not address, explain, or disclose.

Source: https://cpdapproved.uk/ (accessed 27th April 2026); https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16074538 (accessed 27th April 2026)

Website status

Active, but with significant unfinished/placeholder content.
The domain resolves and serves commercial pages relating to CPD accreditation. However, multiple elements indicate the site is operating from an incompletely configured WordPress template:

Statistics counters on the homepage and About page display "00" against four metrics ("Indusial Certification", "Applications", "Niche oriented", "Corporate Training") while the same About page claims "Over 1,000+ organizations certified globally".
The contact form's terms and privacy links point to http://localhost/wordpress/ecademy-lp/terms-conditions/.

The certificate validation page returns the error "Certificate not found. Please check the certificate number and try again." regardless of input.
The About page heading reads "What People Say About eCademy" — an unmodified template heading referring to the original "eCademy" theme rather than CPD Approved.

An "About Us 2" page slug (/about-us-2/) is in the main navigation rather than a clean /about-us/ URL.
The website footer identifies the developer as "Alphas DBS" (alphas-dbs.com).

Status definition applied: Active — the website loads and serves recognisable commercial content related to the accreditation service, although the content includes placeholders inconsistent with a fully published commercial site.

Source: https://cpdapproved.uk/ (accessed 27th April 2026); https://cpdapproved.uk/about-us-2/ (accessed 27th April 2026); https://cpdapproved.uk/contact/ (accessed 27th April 2026)

Regulatory rulings and public enforcement records

None identified at the date of review.

Searches of the Advertising Standards Authority published rulings did not return any ruling against "CPD Approved", cpdapproved.uk, or any associated trading name. No Information Commissioner's Office enforcement action, Trading Standards public action, Competition and Markets Authority action, or court judgment naming the organisation was identified.

This finding records only the absence of a published regulatory ruling at the date of review. It is not a positive endorsement of the organisation's compliance.

Source: https://www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/rulings.html (accessed 27th April 2026)

Distinguishing CPD from regulated qualifications

Marketing language risks confusion.

The website uses the terms "internationally recognized CPD accreditation", "compliance with global standards", "industry-recognized certifications", and refers to certifications "potentially leading to industry-recognized certifications". No clear statement is published on the website distinguishing CPD accreditation from regulated qualifications issued through awarding organisations recognised by Ofqual, Qualifications Wales, SQA Accreditation, or CCEA Regulation.

The institution application page states courses "potentially lead to industry-recognized certifications", which can be read by consumers as implying a qualification status that CPD accreditation does not confer.

Recommendation for CPD Consumers: a CPD-accredited course is not a regulated qualification. To verify a regulated qualification, consumers should look for a named awarding body and an Ofqual or equivalent qualification number on the awarding body's own register.

Source: https://cpdapproved.uk/about-us-2/ (accessed 27th April 2026); https://cpdapproved.uk/institution-application/ (accessed 27th April 2026)

Further Information about this organisation

Website

https://cpdapproved.uk/

Companies House Number

None active. CPD APPROVED LTD (13075291) — Dissolved 18 October 2022

Companies House Incorporation Date

10th December 2020

ICO Number

ICO Registration Date

N/A

Physical Office Published

No (address published does not match its stated postcode; see Section 1)

Telephone

Yes (two mobile numbers only)

Live Chat

Pricing Published

Accreditation Criteria Published

Activities Individually Accredited

Unknown

Review Frequency

Unknown

Company Status

Dissolved

When Dissolved

18th October 2022

Last Updated

20th April 2026

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