CPD International Group - The CPD Register Review

Commercial Identification and Contactability

CPD International Group discloses its legal entity name, company registration number, and registered office address in the footer of every page of its website. The footer states: "REGISTERED OFFICE: 2nd Floor College House 17 King Edwards Road, RUISLIP, London, HA4 7AE UNITED KINGDOM" and "COMPANY NUMBER: 16963721." A telephone number and an email address are also published. A WhatsApp contact link is provided on the contact page.

The legal entity name registered at Companies House is CPD INTERNATIONAL GROUP, which corresponds to the trading name used across the website. No discrepancy between the trading name and the registered entity name was identified.

The registered address (2nd Floor College House, 17 King Edwards Road, Ruislip, London, HA4 7AE) is a serviced office address and not a PO Box. This satisfies the requirement under the Companies Act 2006, section 1141, that a registered office must be an appropriate address. The address meets the post-March 2024 requirement that PO Box addresses alone are not acceptable as registered offices.

Sources: https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/ (accessed 7 May 2026); https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16963721 (accessed 7 May 2026)

Transparency of Assessment Framework

CPD International Group publishes a dedicated "Our Standards" page at https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/our-standards. This page sets out the principles that govern its CPD review process, including: relevance to professional practice; educational quality; clarity and transparency; ethical and responsible learning; and consistency of standards across sectors and geographies.

The page states that assessors "hold relevant qualifications or demonstrable professional track records in education design, their sector, or both," and that "reviews follow a defined assessment framework, ensuring consistency, fairness, and transparency regardless of course type." It further states that conditional approvals include specific guidance for improvement.

The published framework describes principles rather than granular assessment criteria. Specific scoring rubrics, assessment templates, or weighted criteria are not published. The Terms and Conditions (section 10) reference "internal CPD standards" including structured learning objectives, defined duration and learning hours, assessment or knowledge validation, and educational coherence and relevance.

No external governance body, advisory board, or independent oversight mechanism is identified on the website. The organisation does not publish the identities or qualifications of its individual assessors.

Sources: https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/our-standards (accessed 7 May 2026)
https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/terms-and-condition (accessed 7 May 2026)

Pricing Transparency

CPD International Group publishes pricing openly on a dedicated page at https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/pricing. The page explicitly states: "No discovery calls. No hidden fees. No membership tiers buried in a sales conversation. See exactly what you'll pay before you apply."
Four pricing tiers are published:

Single — 1 course accreditation: £295 (20-day review)
Academy — 3 courses: £795 (£265/course, 15-day review)
Professional — 5 courses: £1,195 (£239/course, 15-day review)
Institute — 10 courses: £1,330 (£133/course, 10-day review)

The pricing page states that renewal costs are lower than initial accreditation costs and that all plans include a 1-year accreditation validity. No login or registration is required to access pricing information. The pricing page notes that VAT applicability is not specified; CPD Training Providers should confirm the tax treatment of fees before engagement.

Source: https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/pricing (accessed 7 May 2026)

Terms and Conditions

CPD International Group publishes Terms and Conditions at https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/terms-and-condition. The footer link on all pages points correctly to this URL. The page was accessible at the time of review and was last updated 6 April 2026 per the document header.

The Terms cover: the nature of services; payment terms; refund policy; accreditation validity and renewal; intellectual property; limitation of liability; and compliance standards.

The following observations are noted:
Section 9 (Limitation of Liability) states that CPD International Group shall not be held liable for "regulatory acceptance in specific countries." Given that the organisation markets its accreditation as carrying weight in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and other international markets (per homepage and pricing page), CPD Training Providers operating in those jurisdictions should independently verify that CPD International Group's accreditation is recognised by any relevant domestic regulatory or professional body before relying on this representation.

The refund policy and specific grounds for withdrawal of accreditation are referenced but not set out in full detail within the publicly accessible terms. CPD Training Providers are advised to review these provisions carefully before engaging.

Sources: https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/terms-and-condition (accessed 7 May 2026); https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/terms-and-conditions (accessed 7 May 2026 — 404 error)

Individual Course Assessment

The "Our Standards" page describes a course assessment process that includes learning outcomes review, CPD hours calculation and certification, and written feedback at the point of decision. The Terms and Conditions (section 10) state that courses are assessed against "internal CPD standards" including structured learning objectives, defined duration and learning hours, assessment or knowledge validation, and educational coherence and relevance.

The pricing tiers on the pricing page each reference "learning outcomes review" and "CPD hours calculation and certification" as deliverables. The "Our Standards" page states that "every decision comes with reviewer commentary — not just a pass or fail" and that conditional approvals include specific guidance for improvement.

A certificate verification tool is published at https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/verify-a-cpd-certificate, allowing third parties to verify CPD accreditation by reference number against the organisation's own registry.

Sources: https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/our-standards (accessed 7 May 2026)
https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/pricing (accessed 7 May 2026)
https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/verify-a-cpd-certificate (accessed 7 May 2026)

Review and Renewal

The pricing page states that all accreditation plans include a 1-year accreditation validity period and that renewal costs are lower than initial accreditation costs. The claim "Renewal lower than initial cost" is listed as a headline feature of the pricing structure.

The Terms and Conditions (sections addressing accreditation validity and renewal) reference a renewal process but do not publish the specific criteria against which renewal applications are assessed, nor whether renewal involves a substantive re-assessment of course content or is primarily administrative. CPD Training Providers are advised to confirm the renewal assessment scope directly with the organisation before committing to a multi-year relationship.

No automatic renewal or auto-billing provisions were identified in the publicly available Terms at the time of review.

Sources: https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/pricing (accessed 7 May 2026)
https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/terms-and-condition (accessed 7 May 2026)

Sale of Training Courses or Materials

No evidence was found on the cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk website that CPD International Group sells training courses or learning materials to the public. The organisation's stated commercial activity is limited to CPD accreditation services for training providers. The website's navigation and pricing structure are focused solely on accreditation, not training delivery.

A CPD Portal at portal.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk is linked from the primary navigation and from accreditation call-to-action buttons. The portal appeared to be the application gateway for accreditation submissions rather than a public course marketplace; however, the portal subdomain was not accessible for review from this assessment environment.

Sources: https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/ (accessed 7 May 2026)
https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/pricing (accessed 7 May 2026)

Financial Relationships with Third-Party Service Providers

No disclosure of financial relationships with third-party service providers — such as referral arrangements, affiliate commissions, or partnerships with training platforms — was identified on the publicly accessible website at the time of review.

The homepage links to a Tally.so eligibility checker form (https://tally.so/r/XxDxOg). This is a third-party form tool. No disclosure of this relationship or of any data-sharing arrangements with Tally.so was identified on the website.

CPD Training Providers submitting information via this form should note that the form is hosted by a third-party platform and should review Tally's privacy policy independently.

Source: https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/ (accessed 7 May 2026)

Ownership or Control Relationships with Aligned Commercial Interests

Companies House records show that CPD INTERNATIONAL GROUP has one registered director: Mr Elie Bassil (date of birth August 1992, nationality Canadian, country of residence Lebanon), appointed on 14 January 2026. His identity verification status is recorded as "Verified — Verification requirements complete" on Companies House.

No evidence was identified of ownership or control relationships with aligned commercial interests such as training providers, course marketplaces, or affiliated certification bodies operating in the same sector. No group structure or parent company is disclosed on the website or recorded on Companies House.

The organisation markets its services as providing "independent" CPD review and recognition. No evidence contradicting this claim was found in the public record at the time of review.

Sources: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16963721/officers (accessed 7 May 2026); https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/ (accessed 7 May 2026)

Consistency of Filings with Advertised Activity

CPD INTERNATIONAL GROUP is registered under SIC code 85590 (Other education not elsewhere classified). This is broadly consistent with the organisation's stated activity of CPD accreditation for training providers.

The company was incorporated on 14 January 2026. No accounts have been filed to date; the first accounts are due by 14 October 2027, covering a period to 31 January 2027. A confirmation statement is due by 27 January 2027. Only the incorporation document has been filed to date.

The website was active and operational at the time of review, with published pricing, standards documentation, a certificate verification tool, and a resources blog containing articles dated from April 2026 onwards. The level of website activity is broadly consistent with a recently incorporated organisation in its early operational phase.

Sources: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16963721/filing-history (accessed 7 May 2026); https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/ (accessed 7 May 2026)

Companies House Status

First accounts due 14 October 2027 (period to 31 January 2027). No accounts filed to date.
Confirmation statement: First statement due 27 January 2027. None filed to date.
Director identity verification: Mr Elie Bassil — Verified (verification requirements complete).

The company is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee without share capital, with the 'Limited' exemption applied. This means the company is permitted to omit the word "Limited" from its registered name. This is consistent with the trading name "CPD International Group" used across the website.

The company was incorporated on 14 January 2026 and is therefore a recently established entity with no filed accounts and no confirmation statement on record. This is expected and unremarkable at this stage of the company's existence, and no adverse inference is drawn from it.

Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16963721 (accessed 7 May 2026)

Website Status

The website at https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/ was reachable and fully operational at the time of review. Key pages including the homepage, pricing page, standards page, contact page, resources blog, and terms and conditions page were all accessible.

The directory subdomain at https://directory.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/ was linked from the website but could not be accessed during this review. Its status and content are therefore unconfirmed.

The portal subdomain at https://portal.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/portal/courses is linked from multiple call-to-action buttons across the website and serves as the accreditation application gateway. Its content was not reviewed in this assessment.

Sources: https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/ (accessed 7 May 2026)

Regulatory Rulings and Public Enforcement Records

No rulings or enforcement records were identified against CPD International Group or CPD INTERNATIONAL GROUP (Company No. 16963721) from the following sources at the time of review:

Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) — search conducted at https://www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/rulings.html (accessed 7 May 2026): no rulings found

Sources: https://www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/rulings.html?q=cpd+international (accessed 7 May 2026)

Distinguishing CPD from Regulated Qualifications

CPD International Group publishes a clear distinction between CPD accreditation and regulated qualifications. The Terms and Conditions (section 2) include the following statement: "CPD accreditation provided by CPD International Group is a professional recognition of structured learning — it is not a regulated qualification, degree, or academic credential, and does not replace formal academic or professional qualifications."

The homepage and pricing page do not use regulated qualification level terminology (such as "Level 2", "Level 3", or "Diploma"). The organisation describes its service consistently as "CPD accreditation," "CPD recognition," and "independent CPD review" without implying equivalence to qualifications regulated by Ofqual or any equivalent body.

No use of "equivalent to" language in relation to regulated qualification levels was identified on the public-facing website at the time of review. This represents good practice in the context of the methodology criterion.

Sources: https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/terms-and-condition (accessed 7 May 2026)
https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/ (accessed 7 May 2026)

Unsubstantiated Claims

The following claims made on the website warrant scrutiny for substantiation:
"Trusted by professionals across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia" — This claim appears in the homepage hero section. No evidence of the number of accredited providers, testimonials with verifiable attribution, or third-party data supporting this claim is published on the website at the time of review. The organisation was incorporated on 14 January 2026, meaning it has been operational for fewer than four months at the date of this review. CPD Training Providers should note this context when evaluating this claim.

"Our accreditation is designed to carry weight in those markets" (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon) — The website states that the organisation's accreditation is "built for international providers" and that its "recognition travels" with learners based in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and beyond. No evidence is provided of formal recognition by any named regulatory or professional body in these jurisdictions. The Terms and Conditions (section 9) expressly disclaim liability for "regulatory acceptance in specific countries." This disclaimer is materially inconsistent with the marketing claims made about international recognition, and CPD Training Providers targeting international learners should independently verify recognition in relevant jurisdictions before relying on these representations.

"The major CPD bodies are UK-centric in their approach" — This is a comparative marketing claim about competitor organisations. No evidence or third-party source is cited in support of this assertion.

"Independent CPD Recognition" — This claim is used in the footer of every page. The organisation is a recently incorporated private company limited by guarantee. No published governance structure, advisory board, or independent oversight mechanism is described on the website that would support characterisation of its accreditation decisions as structurally independent.

Sources: https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/ (accessed 7 May 2026)
https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/pricing (accessed 7 May 2026)
https://www.cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/terms-and-condition (accessed 7 May 2026)

Further Information about this organisation

Website

https://cpdinternationalgroup.co.uk/

Companies House Number

16963721

Companies House Incorporation Date

14th January 2026

Physical Office Published

Yes — 2nd Floor College House, 17 King Edwards Road, Ruislip, London, HA4 7AE

Telephone

Yes

Live Chat

Pricing Published

Yes

Accreditation Criteria Published

Yes

Activities Individually Accredited

Unknown

Review Frequency

Unknown

Last Updated

7th May 2026

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