CPD Certified

The website trades under two inconsistent versions of its name. The domain, copyright footer, and page titles use "CPD Certifed" (omitting the second "i" in "certified"), whilst all written content on the website, including the Terms and Conditions and About page, uses "CPD Certified."
This discrepancy creates ambiguity about the organisation's correct trading identity and may cause confusion for prospective customers seeking to identify or verify the business.

A physical address is published on the contact page: 200–206 Elm Park Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 4SD, UK. This address corresponds to a Co-op food store and does not appear to be a business office or commercial premises occupied by this organisation. The address cannot be verified as a genuine operational address.

A telephone number and email address are published on the contact page. No live chat facility is present.

No legal entity name is disclosed on the homepage, About page, or contact page. The Terms and Conditions state the organisation is "CPD Certified Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales under number 020 32903535." The number cited (020 32903535) is the organisation's published telephone number, not a valid Companies House registration number.

No company named "CPD Certified Ltd" has been identified on the Companies House register. The legal entity behind this trading name cannot be verified through any statutory public source.

Sources: https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/contact-us/ (accessed 18 May 2026); https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/ (accessed 18 May 2026); https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/about-us/ (accessed 18 May 2026)

No assessment framework, accreditation criteria, or standards document is published on the website or accessible without login or payment. There is no page available to prospective customers explaining what criteria a course, webinar, podcast, trainer, or centre is assessed against prior to accreditation being granted.

The Terms and Conditions refer to an "accreditation framework" in several places — for example, clause 3.1.1 states courses are "assessed against CPD Certified's recognised accreditation framework" and clause 3.5.1 refers to "our CPD Trainer Accreditation Framework" — but no such framework is published or linked anywhere on the site.

Given that the Terms and Conditions themselves appear to have been reproduced without authorisation from The CPD Group Ltd (see Section 4), it cannot be assumed that any unpublished internal framework is genuinely the organisation's own. No version history, revision dates, named assessors, or explanation of the assessment process is available to the public.

Sources: https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/ (accessed 18 May 2026); https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/ (accessed 18 May 2026); https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/become-an-accredited-tutor/ (accessed 18 May 2026); https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/assessors-accreditation/ (accessed 18 May 2026); https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/internal-quality-assurance-accreditation/ (accessed 18 May 2026)

No pricing information is published anywhere on the website. The /pricing/ URL returns a 404 error. The footer navigation references a "Get a Quote" link, but that URL (/get-a-quote/) also returns a 404 error. All accreditation service pages direct prospective customers to contact the organisation before any pricing is disclosed.

The Terms and Conditions reference accreditation plans of 12, 24, and 36 months, monthly instalment options, non-refundable fees, and cancellation charges (clauses 4.1.1–4.1.21), but no actual fee amounts are stated anywhere in the publicly accessible content.

Sources: https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/pricing/ (accessed 18 May 2026 — 404 error); https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/get-a-quote/ (accessed 18 May 2026 — 404 error); https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/start-your-accreditation/ (accessed 18 May 2026); https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/ (accessed 18 May 2026)

Terms and Conditions are published at https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/ and are accessible without login or payment. However, the document published appears to be a substantially copied and superficially modified version of the Terms and Conditions of The CPD Group Ltd (Company No. 10912224, thecpd.group), a separate and unrelated accreditation organisation. The evidence for this is as follows.

The CPD Certifed terms reproduce the same clause numbering structure (2.1–2.16, 3.1.1–3.1.29, 3.2–3.7, 4.1–4.5, 5.1–5.2, 6.1–6.4) as The CPD Group's published terms, with "CPD Certified" substituted throughout in place of "The CPD Group." The same service taxonomy is used — Approved Provider, Course Accreditation, Webinar Accreditation, Podcast Accreditation, Edutorial Accreditation, Trainer Accreditation, Employer Accreditation, and Event Accreditation — in the same sequence and structure. The defined terms (Approved Provider, Fee, Materials, Services, Activities, Company, Chargeable Service, Non-Chargeable Service, Slot, Expired, Suspended) mirror The CPD Group's definitions in both structure and substance. The term "Edutorial" is a coined service name distinctive to The CPD Group; its reproduction in these terms is a further strong indicator of direct copying.

Most significantly, clause 3.5.8 of the CPD Certifed terms states that accredited trainers will receive "a listing on The CPD Register (https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/)."; This directly imitates clause 2.12 of The CPD Group's original terms, which refers to the genuine independent certification body The CPD Register (https://thecpdregister.com). By substituting cpdcertifed.co.uk whilst retaining the name "The CPD Register," the terms falsely suggest an affiliation with or equivalence to The CPD Register. The CPD Register (thecpdregister.com) is an entirely separate, independent organisation and has no connection with CPD Certifed.

The terms also contain a material legal identification error: the contracting party is stated as "CPD Certified Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales under number" The number cited is the organisation's telephone number. No company named "CPD Certified Ltd" exists on the Companies House register. The contracting entity as stated in the terms is therefore unverifiable, which has material implications for any customer seeking to enforce their contractual rights.

The Privacy Policy is also published but contains an unfilled placeholder: the registered office address is stated as "Address" rather than an actual location, indicating an incomplete document.

Sources: https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/ (accessed 18 May 2026); https://thecpd.group/cpd-accreditation-terms-and-conditions (accessed via web search 18 May 2026); https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10912224 (accessed 18 May 2026); https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/privacy-policy/ (accessed 18 May 2026)

No company named "CPD Certified Ltd" is registered at Companies House in England and Wales. The Terms and Conditions identify the organisation as "CPD Certified Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales under number." The number cited is the organisation's telephone number and is not a valid Companies House registration number, which would be a numerical string of up to eight digits. A search of the Companies House register on 18 May 2026 returned no match for this name.

No ICO registration has been identified for any entity named "CPD Certified Ltd" or registered at the stated address (200–206 Elm Park Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 4SD). The website operates multiple data collection forms — including contact, accreditation application, tutor, assessor, and IQA registration forms — through which personal data including names, email addresses, telephone numbers, identification documents, and CVs are collected. The organisation's own Privacy Policy acknowledges that it collects and processes personal data. No ICO registration number is disclosed on the website.

Under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, organisations that process personal data are required to register with the ICO as a data controller unless an exemption applies. No exemption has been identified that would apply to a commercial accreditation business of this nature.

Additionally, the Terms and Conditions contain a reference to "The CPD Register (https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/)"; in clause 3.5.8, mirroring language used by The CPD Group in its own terms to refer to the genuine independent directory The CPD Register (thecpdregister.com). This creates a misleading impression that this organisation operates or is affiliated with The CPD Register. These are entirely separate and unrelated organisations.

Sources: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search?q=CPD+Certified+Ltd (accessed 18 May 2026); https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search?q=CPD+Certified (accessed 18 May 2026); https://ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Search?q=CPD+Certified+Ltd (accessed 18 May 2026); https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/ (accessed 18 May 2026)

No company named "CPD Certified Ltd" or "CPD Certifed" is registered at Companies House in England and Wales. A search of the register on 18 May 2026 returned no match for either spelling. The company number cited in the Terms and Conditions (020 32903535) is not a valid Companies House number.

It is possible that the organisation operates as a sole trader, under a different registered name not disclosed on the website, or as an unregistered entity. If it operates as a sole trader, this is lawful but carries different accountability to a limited company — standard Companies House searches will not return directors or persons of significant control, and the individual's personal liability position differs accordingly. The legal entity behind the trading name cannot be confirmed through any publicly accessible statutory source.

Sources: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search?q=CPD+Certified (accessed 18 May 2026); https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search?q=CPD+Certified+Ltd (accessed 18 May 2026)

The following claims identified on the website are unsubstantiated and unsupported by any verifiable evidence:

"We are a government-registered accreditation company" (About page) — No government registration of any kind has been identified. No confirmed Companies House registration exists. No regulatory body, government department, or official accreditation scheme has been found that lists this organisation. This claim is materially misleading. The ASA has upheld complaints against comparable organisations making equivalent claims: see CPD Regulatory Office (ASA, upheld 28 August 2024) and Centre of CPD Excellence (ASA, upheld 18 March 2026). This claim should be removed immediately.

"Join the thousands of professionals who Trust CPD Certified" (homepage) — No verifiable data, independently audited client count, or register of accredited individuals is provided to substantiate this claim.

"Industry-Recognized Accreditation for Your Expertise" (homepage) — No industry body, professional association, sector regulator, or awarding organisation has been identified that recognises or endorses this accreditation.

"Our renowned accreditation validates your expertise" (homepage) — No independent evidence, third-party recognition, or objective basis for the characterisation of this accreditation as "renowned" is provided.

"trusted source for continuing professional development (CPD) accreditation in the UK" (About page) — No independent verification, industry assessment, or substantiating evidence is provided for this characterisation.

Sources: https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/ (accessed 18 May 2026); https://cpdcertifed.co.uk/about-us/ (accessed 18 May 2026)