CPD Learning Standards - The CPD Register Review

Commercial identification and contactability

The legal entity behind this website is not disclosed anywhere on the site. The website operates throughout under the name "CPD Learning Standards" with no reference to the registered company name, its correct legal form, or its Companies House number (17075273).

The contact page lists an address of 128 City Road, London EC1V 2NX. This is also the registered office address on record at Companies House. 128 City Road is one of the most widely used virtual office and registered agent addresses in the United Kingdom and is the registered address for a very large number of UK companies. There is no evidence on the website that this address constitutes a physical trading office at which the organisation operates or at which legal correspondence can be reliably served and acknowledged by a person acting on behalf of the company.

No telephone number is published. The sole contact methods available to prospective clients are an email address and a web contact form.

The Companies Act 2006, sections 1200–1206, requires UK businesses to disclose the legal name of the entity behind a trading name on their website and in commercial correspondence. This requirement is not met on the website as reviewed.

Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/ — accessed 5 May 2026
Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/contact — accessed 5 May 2026
Source: Companies House — CPD LEARNING STANDRDS LTD, Company No. 17075273 — accessed 5 May 2026

Transparency of assessment framework

No assessment framework, accreditation criteria, or standards documentation is published anywhere on the website. The site states that the organisation "independently assesses and accredits courses to meet CPD standards" and that it provides "thorough evaluation to ensure course quality and relevance," but no criteria, methodology, or assessment process is described or linked at any point.

No register of accredited courses, providers, or programmes is accessible. There is no mechanism by which a prospective training provider or consumer can determine what is assessed, how it is assessed, by whom, or against what standard. Accreditation without a published framework is an assertion without criteria.

Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/ — accessed 5 May 2026
Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/about — accessed 5 May 2026
Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/courses — accessed 5 May 2026

Pricing transparency

No pricing information is published anywhere on the website. A dedicated pricing page does not exist (https://www.cpdls.co.uk/pricing returns a 404 error). No fees, price ranges, or cost structures are referenced on any accessible page of the site. Prospective training providers have no basis on which to assess the cost of engaging with this organisation before making contact.

Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/pricing — 404 error, accessed 5 May 2026
Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/courses — accessed 5 May 2026

Terms and conditions

No terms and conditions are published on the website. A dedicated terms page does not exist (https://www.cpdls.co.uk/terms returns a 404 error). No privacy policy is accessible (https://www.cpdls.co.uk/privacy returns a 404 error). No linked conditions of service, refund or cancellation policy, or dispute resolution procedure was found on any accessible page.

The absence of published terms means that training providers considering engaging with this organisation cannot assess the conditions under which accreditation would be granted or withdrawn, their intellectual property rights in respect of submitted course materials, or their recourse in the event of a dispute.

The absence of a published privacy policy is a material concern given that the website actively collects personal data — through a contact form and an email newsletter subscription field present on every page — without any accompanying privacy notice.

Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/terms — 404 error, accessed 5 May 2026
Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/privacy — 404 error, accessed 5 May 2026

Individual course assessment

The website states that the organisation "independently assesses and accredits courses to meet CPD standards" and references "thorough evaluation to ensure course quality and relevance." However, no published criteria, assessment process, or accredited course register exists against which these claims can be verified. It is not possible to confirm from publicly available information whether courses are assessed individually or whether any other model is applied.

Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/courses — accessed 5 May 2026

Review and renewal

No review or renewal policy is published on the website. There is no reference to a renewal cycle, a defined review period, or a process for reassessing previously accredited courses. It is not possible to confirm from publicly available information whether accreditations are subject to any review or renewal process.

Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/ — accessed 5 May 2026
Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/courses — accessed 5 May 2026

Sale of training courses or materials

The website does not appear to sell training courses or training materials directly to end learners. The organisation describes its services as certification, assessment, consulting, and guidance for training providers. No course catalogue, learner-facing booking system, or training product is available for purchase on the site as reviewed.

Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/courses — accessed 5 May 2026

Financial relationships with third-party service providers

No financial relationships with third-party service providers are disclosed on the website. No affiliate arrangements, referral fee structures, or commercial partnerships with third parties are referenced on any accessible page.

Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/ — accessed 5 May 2026

Ownership or control relationships with aligned commercial interests

CPD Learning Standards Ltd (registered as CPD LEARNING STANDRDS LTD, Companies House number 17075273) was incorporated on 6 March 2026. Director and PSC information is a matter of public record at Companies House. No ownership or control relationships with aligned commercial interests are disclosed on the website.

Source: Companies House — CPD LEARNING STANDRDS LTD, Company No. 17075273 — accessed 5 May 2026

Consistency of filings with advertised activity

CPD LEARNING STANDRDS LTD was incorporated on 6 March 2026. No accounts have been filed at Companies House, and none are due until 6 December 2027. The first confirmation statement is not due until 19 March 2027.

The website's About page claims "150+" certified entities and "15 Projects." The organisation is, at the date of this review, less than two months old. These figures are not capable of verification against any public record, filing, or published accredited course register, and no supporting evidence is provided on the website. The blog section of the Courses page references posts dated 5 August 2024 — approximately 19 months before the company was incorporated. Those blog posts return 404 errors and cannot be reviewed, but their stated dates are irreconcilable with the company's incorporation date of 6 March 2026.

Source: Companies House — CPD LEARNING STANDRDS LTD, Company No. 17075273 — accessed 5 May 2026
Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/about — accessed 5 May 2026
Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/courses — accessed 5 May 2026

Companies House status

The organisation is registered at Companies House under the name CPD LEARNING STANDRDS LTD (Company Number: 17075273), incorporated on 6 March 2026. The company status is Active. The SIC code recorded is 85590 — Other education not elsewhere classified.

Discrepancy between registered name and trading name: The registered legal name at Companies House is "CPD LEARNING STANDRDS LTD," in which the word "Standards" is misspelt — the letters 'a' and 'r' are transposed, giving "Standrds." The trading name used throughout the website is "CPD Learning Standards" (correctly spelt). The website domain is cpdls.co.uk. The discrepancy between the registered legal name and the trading name as presented to the public is a matter that should be drawn to the attention of the organisation and, where appropriate, to Companies House.

Registered address: The registered office address is 128 City Road, London EC1V 2NX. This is one of the most widely used virtual office and registered agent addresses in the United Kingdom.

Trading name and sensitive word: The trading name "CPD Learning Standards" incorporates the word "Standards." "Standards" appears in Annex A of the Companies House guidance on sensitive words and expressions. It is noted that the registered legal name itself contains a misspelling of this word ("Standrds"), and it is not clear whether Companies House scrutiny of the sensitive word was properly applied at the point of incorporation given this misspelling.

No accounts or confirmation statements have yet been filed. First accounts are due by 6 December 2027; the first confirmation statement is due by 19 March 2027.

Source: Companies House — CPD LEARNING STANDRDS LTD, Company No. 17075273 — accessed 5 May 2026

Website status

The website at https://www.cpdls.co.uk/ is active and resolves correctly as at 5 May 2026. The site is built on a commercial website builder platform and contains limited content across four accessible pages: Home, About, Courses, and Contact. Multiple URLs that would be expected for a functioning accreditation organisation — including /pricing, /terms, and /privacy — return 404 errors. Blog posts linked from the Courses page also return 404 errors. The site's functional content is minimal relative to the scope of the accreditation services claimed.

Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/ — accessed 5 May 2026

Regulatory rulings and public enforcement records

No regulatory rulings or public enforcement records relating to CPD LEARNING STANDRDS LTD or the trading name CPD Learning Standards were identified at the time of this review. No ASA rulings were returned in web searches against either the registered company name or the trading name.

Source: ASA rulings database — web search conducted 5 May 2026; no rulings found

Distinguishing CPD from regulated qualifications

The website does not use regulated qualification terminology such as "Level," "Diploma," or references to Ofqual-recognised qualifications. No claims are made that the organisation's accreditation constitutes or is equivalent to a regulated qualification. This criterion does not give rise to a concern on the basis of the website content reviewed.
Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/ — accessed 5 May 2026

Unsubstantiated claims Style

The website makes a number of claims that are not supported by any verifiable evidence:

"150+" — The About page states "150+" in the context of certified entities alongside "15 Projects." The company was incorporated on 6 March 2026 and is, at the date of this review, less than two months old. These figures cannot be reconciled with the company's incorporation date and are not verifiable against any public record or published accredited course register.

"Trusted Globally" — The homepage states "Trusted Globally" as a headline descriptor. No evidence of international activity, international clients, or recognition by any overseas body is presented anywhere on the site. This claim is wholly unsubstantiated.

Blog post dates — The Courses page references blog posts dated 5 August 2024. The company was not incorporated until 6 March 2026 — approximately 19 months after the stated blog post date. The posts themselves return 404 errors. Content asserting an operational history predating the company's incorporation is misleading.

Testimonial — The homepage carries a five-star testimonial attributed to "J. Lee." No information is provided about the identity of J. Lee, the organisation represented, the nature of the compliance described, or the date of the testimonial. Given that the company is less than two months old, this testimonial is not independently verifiable.

Taken together, these claims present an exaggerated impression of the organisation's scale, reach, and operational history that is irreconcilable with the public record. This is a matter of concern under CAP Code (Non-broadcast) Rules 3.1 and 3.7, which require that marketing communications be truthful and that objective claims be capable of substantiation.

Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/ — accessed 5 May 2026
Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/about — accessed 5 May 2026
Source: https://www.cpdls.co.uk/courses — accessed 5 May 2026
Source: Companies House — CPD LEARNING STANDRDS LTD, Company No. 17075273 — accessed 5 May 2026

Further Information about this organisation

Website

https://cpdls.co.uk/

Companies House Number

17075273

Companies House Incorporation Date

6th March 2026

ICO Number

Not confirmed

ICO Registration Date

Not confirmed

Physical Office Published

No — 128 City Road, London EC1V 2NX is the registered office and is a widely used virtual/registered agent address

Telephone

Yes

Live Chat

Pricing Published

Accreditation Criteria Published

Activities Individually Accredited

Cannot be confirmed — no published criteria or accredited course register

Review Frequency

Not published

Last Updated

5th May 2026

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