CPD Quality Collective - The CPD Register Review

Commercial identification and contactability

No UK company registration number is disclosed on the website at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/. A search of the Companies House register has not identified a registered legal entity corresponding to the trading name CPD Quality Collective or CPDQC. The Companies Act 2006, sections 1200–1206 requires businesses operating under a trading name to disclose the legal entity behind that name on their website and in commercial correspondence. No such disclosure is present.

A physical address is published on the website: 61a Bridge Street, Kington, HR5 3DJ, U.K. An email address is provided. No telephone number is published. No contact form was identified as functional at the time of this review; the contact page states that a form is available but the organisation has not responded to correspondence from The CPD Register on multiple occasions.

No ICO registration number has been identified. Where an organisation collects, processes, or stores personal data — including course materials submitted by training providers — registration with the Information Commissioner's Office is a legal requirement under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Source: https://cpdqualitycollective.org/ — accessed 12th May 2026. https://cpdqualitycollective.org/contact/ — accessed 12th May 2026. Companies House search conducted at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Transparency of assessment framework

The website at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/ references a set of standards against which course materials are audited, and the Certification Process page describes a five-stage process. However, the specific standards or criteria applied during audit are not published. The website states that the organisation works "to a set of standards" and provides "recommendations" where materials do not meet them, but the content of those standards is not accessible to prospective customers prior to submission.

The Remit page at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/remit/ states that standards are "passed by the panel and updated annually," but no published version of those standards is available on the website for inspection.

CPD training providers and consumers are therefore unable to assess the basis on which accreditation decisions are made, or the criteria against which a course would need to be improved if it did not initially pass.

Source: https://cpdqualitycollective.org/process/ — accessed 12th May 2026. https://cpdqualitycollective.org/remit/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Pricing transparency

No pricing information is published on the website at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/. The Certification Process page at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/process/ states that there is an annual fee to use the organisation's logo, but no figure is provided. The page at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/get-courses-certified/ states that the organisation is "a not-for-profit organization and do not charge at this time" and references a free verification service, but also refers to "extra fees for in-person verification." These statements are internally inconsistent and do not provide prospective customers with a clear and complete picture of costs.

CPD training providers are therefore unable to assess the full commercial terms of engagement prior to making contact.

Source: https://cpdqualitycollective.org/process/ — accessed 12th May 2026. https://cpdqualitycollective.org/get-courses-certified/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Terms and conditions

No terms and conditions are published on the website at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/. A Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy are linked in the site footer, but no contractual terms governing the accreditation service are accessible. Without published terms, CPD training providers are unable to establish the duration of any accreditation granted, conditions under which accreditation may be withdrawn, intellectual property provisions relating to submitted course materials, refund or cancellation rights, or complaints and dispute resolution procedures, before entering into a commercial relationship with this organisation.

The CPD Register recommends that any training provider considering engagement with this organisation requests a copy of applicable terms and conditions in writing before proceeding.

Source: https://cpdqualitycollective.org/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Individual course assessment

The Certification Process page at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/process/ describes a process in which individual course materials or courseware are submitted and audited against the organisation's standards. The process is described as applying to individual submissions rather than granting blanket accreditation to all courses offered by a provider. The organisation states that materials which do not meet the required standard are not certified, and that guidance is provided on improvements required.

However, the specific standards applied are not published, and no public register of certified courses is available on the website. It is therefore not possible to independently verify whether a given course has been certified by this organisation.

Source: https://cpdqualitycollective.org/process/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Review and renewal

The page at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/get-courses-certified/ states that the organisation does not charge for re-verification of materials that have already been certified, provided the materials have not "changed dramatically," and that in such cases re-certification is described as unnecessary. This position suggests that once certified, materials are not subject to a defined periodic review cycle unless materially changed.

No formal renewal process or defined review frequency is published on the website.

Source: https://cpdqualitycollective.org/get-courses-certified/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Sale of training courses or materials

No evidence has been identified that CPD Quality Collective sells training courses or materials directly to end consumers. The organisation's stated purpose is the certification of course materials submitted by training providers.

Source: https://cpdqualitycollective.org/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Financial relationships with third-party service providers

No disclosure of financial relationships with third-party service providers has been identified on the website at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/. The Advisory Panel page at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/advisory-panel/ identifies named panel members who are also associated with external commercial entities — including Jon Britain, who is identified as managing the Upskills Group (https://www.upskillgroup.co.uk/), and Rich Beale, who is identified as running a bookkeeping practice (www.bookkeeping4u.biz). No disclosure is made as to whether any financial or referral arrangements exist between the organisation and these entities.

Source: https://cpdqualitycollective.org/advisory-panel/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Ownership or control relationships with aligned commercial interests

The legal entity behind CPD Quality Collective has not been identified and no company registration is disclosed on the website. The Advisory Panel page at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/advisory-panel/ names four panel members, each of whom is also associated with external commercial or academic interests. Jon Britain is identified as managing the Upskills Group, a commercial training business. Rich Beale is identified as running a bookkeeping practice and developing training courses. No disclosure is made as to how these commercial interests interact with the organisation's accreditation decisions, or whether panel members' own courses or materials are eligible for certification by the organisation.

In the absence of a registered legal entity, the ownership and control structure of CPD Quality Collective cannot be assessed through statutory records.

Source: https://cpdqualitycollective.org/advisory-panel/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Consistency of filings with advertised activity

No UK company registration has been identified for CPD Quality Collective. It is therefore not possible to assess consistency between statutory filings and the organisation's advertised commercial activity. The website is actively maintained — the homepage metadata indicates a last modified date of 7th May 2025, and the contact page metadata indicates a last modified date of 7th May 2025 — and continues to advertise certification services. However, no corresponding statutory filing history exists against which this activity can be assessed.

Source: https://cpdqualitycollective.org/ — accessed 12th May 2026. Companies House search conducted at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Companies House status

No UK company registration has been identified for CPD Quality Collective or CPDQC following a search of the Companies House register. The trading name does not appear to correspond to a registered limited company, limited liability partnership, or other entity recorded at Companies House.

CPD training providers and consumers should be aware that, in the absence of a registered legal entity, the statutory protections and accountability mechanisms associated with a UK-registered company do not apply. The legal identity of the contracting party, and the basis on which any commercial agreement would be entered into, are unclear.

Source: Companies House search conducted at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Website status

The website at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/ is active and serving commercial content at the time of this review. However, The CPD Register has contacted CPD Quality Collective on multiple occasions and has received no response. On the basis of this evidence, CPD Quality Collective is considered to be non-trading.

CPD training providers who hold certification issued by CPD Quality Collective should be aware that the organisation does not appear to be responding to correspondence. Training providers displaying the organisation's logo or trustmark on their own marketing materials should consider whether it remains appropriate to do so in these circumstances.

Source: https://cpdqualitycollective.org/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Regulatory rulings and public enforcement records

No formal rulings or public enforcement actions against CPD Quality Collective have been identified on the published records of the Advertising Standards Authority, the Information Commissioner's Office, or other recognised regulatory or enforcement bodies at the time of this review.

Source: ASA rulings database at https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings.html — accessed 12th May 2026. ICO enforcement register at https://ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Distinguishing CPD from regulated qualifications

The website at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/ does not claim to offer regulated qualifications, and the organisation's stated purpose is the certification of CPD course materials. No language suggesting equivalence with Ofqual-regulated qualifications has been identified.

CPD training providers and consumers should note that certification by CPD Quality Collective does not constitute a regulated qualification recognised by Ofqual or any other qualifications regulator, and should not be understood to confer formal regulated qualification status on any course.

Source: https://cpdqualitycollective.org/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Unsubstantiated claims

The following claims appear on the website at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/ and cannot be independently verified:

The homepage states that CPDQC was "founded in 2015" whilst the Our Role section of the same page states it was "founded in 2012." These two founding dates are directly contradictory and appear on the same page. The About Us page at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/about/ states the organisation was "Founded in 2015." No explanation for the discrepancy is provided.

The About Us page states that certified courses "have been used in over 30 countries worldwide and by some of the biggest educational establishments and training providers." No supporting evidence, named institutions, or verifiable data is provided for this claim.

The Remit page at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/remit/ states that the organisation's "standards are respected worldwide" and that certified materials "have been used in a number of countries, and in sectors and companies including in several universities and large companies internationally." No named institutions or verifiable evidence is provided.

The homepage and multiple pages state the advisory panel has "over 100 years collective experience in training and education" and that the panel includes "four members with PhDs." The Advisory Panel page at https://cpdqualitycollective.org/advisory-panel/ names four panel members, of whom two hold doctorates (Dr George Jennings and Dr Julia Fallon). The claim of four doctoral panel members is not supported by the published panel page.

These claims may be subject to scrutiny under the CAP Code (UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising), which requires that marketing claims be capable of substantiation.

Source: https://cpdqualitycollective.org/ — accessed 12th May 2026. https://cpdqualitycollective.org/about/ — accessed 12th May 2026. https://cpdqualitycollective.org/remit/ — accessed 12th May 2026. https://cpdqualitycollective.org/advisory-panel/ — accessed 12th May 2026.

Further Information about this organisation

Website

https://cpdqualitycollective.org

Companies House Number

No — not identified

Companies House Incorporation Date

Not applicable — no registered entity identified

ICO Number

No — not identified

ICO Registration Date

Not applicable — no registered entity identified

Physical Office Published

Yes — 61a Bridge Street, Kington, HR5 3DJ, U.K.

Telephone

Yes

Live Chat

Pricing Published

Accreditation Criteria Published

Activities Individually Accredited

Unknown

Review Frequency

Unknown

Last Updated

12th May 2026

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