CPD Verified - The CPD Register Review

Commercial identification and contactability

The organisation trades publicly as "CPD Verified" and operates at https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/. No legal entity name is disclosed anywhere on the website — neither the registered company name, nor any indication of whether the organisation is a limited company, limited liability partnership, sole trader, or other legal form. No company registration number is published. This means that a CPD training provider or consumer cannot identify who they are contracting with before committing to a subscription of up to £2,052 per year.

The contact address published is: CPD Verified, 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ. This is a commercial virtual office address operated by 1st Formations and used by tens of thousands of companies as a registered office or correspondence address. It is not a physical trading premises. No telephone number is published on the website.

Contact is available by email and via a web contact form on the Contact Us page.

The Companies Act 2006 (sections 1200–1206) requires UK businesses trading under a name other than their own legal name to disclose the legal name on their website, in commercial correspondence, and at their place of business. No such disclosure has been made. A search of Companies House for entities matching the trading name "CPD Verified" did not return an active matching entity. The previously registered entity "CPD Verification Limited" (Company No. 07995082) was dissolved on 4 August 2015 and is an unconnected entity.

Source: https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/contact-us/ — accessed 12 May 2026. Companies House search — accessed 12 May 2026.

Transparency of assessment framework

CPD Verified does not publish a standalone assessment framework or criteria document. The website describes the accreditation process in general terms across the homepage and FAQs page, stating that assessors "look for good quality content which is clear, concise and fit for the target audience."

The FAQs page states that the organisation uses National Occupational Standards (NOS) guidelines "where available (or applicable) to ensure it meets national and industry standards", and that where NOS guidelines are not available, "accreditation is guided by professionals within the chosen business sector whom have a wealth of knowledge, experience and qualifications." No detail is provided as to which NOS frameworks are applied to which sectors, what the qualifications of the named professionals are, or how assessors are selected or governed.

No published assessment criteria document is accessible without login. No versioned or dated criteria are published. No description of how the assessment process is conducted is provided beyond the three-step overview on the homepage.

A training provider cannot determine, prior to payment, what specific standards their courses will be assessed against. This limits a prospective customer's ability to make an informed commercial decision before committing to a minimum 12-month contract.

Source: https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/ — accessed 12 May 2026; https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/faqs/ — accessed 12 May 2026.

Pricing transparency

Pricing is published publicly on the Apply Now page (https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/apply-now-for-cpd-accreditation) without requiring login or prior registration. Four tiered packages are available:

Beginner: £50/month (or £570/year, including a stated 5% discount) — covers 1–5 courses
Standard: £75/month (or £855/year) — covers 5–10 courses
Premium: £120/month (or £1,368/year) — covers 10–20 courses
Professional: £180/month (or £2,052/year) — covers 20–30 courses

A note states that bespoke pricing is available for providers with more than 30 courses, and that all plans operate on a 12-month contract basis. All prices are stated including VAT status is not specified on the page.

The pricing structure is publicly visible and broadly transparent. It is noted that the FAQs page confirms that cancellation is not possible within the initial 12-month term, which is a material contractual commitment that prospective customers should note before purchase. However, these statements have direct contractual implications for customers but are presented only within FAQ-style content, not within a formal, dated, and legally compliant terms document.

Source: https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/apply-now-for-cpd-accreditation — accessed 12 May 2026.

Terms and conditions

No terms and conditions are accessible on the website. A search of the website navigation, footer, and known URL patterns did not return any terms and conditions page. There is no link to terms from the pricing page, the Apply Now page, the homepage, or the contact page.

The FAQs page contains several contractually significant statements — notably that all plans are on a 12-month contract and that cancellation is not available within the contract term. These statements have direct contractual implications for customers but are presented only within FAQ-style content, not within a formal, dated, and legally compliant terms document.

There is no reference to: the duration of accreditation; the conditions under which accreditation may be withdrawn; intellectual property provisions relating to course materials submitted for assessment; refund rights; or complaints and dispute resolution procedures.

The absence of published terms and conditions means that a prospective customer committing to a subscription of up to £2,052 per year on a non-cancellable 12-month basis cannot review the contractual terms that govern that engagement before payment. This is a material transparency concern.

Source: https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/ (homepage, footer, navigation reviewed) — accessed 12 May 2026; https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/faqs/ — accessed 12 May 2026.

Individual course assessment

The website states that courses are assessed individually. The homepage three-step process states at Step 3: "We'll also accredit your activities one by one should they meet industry standards." The FAQs page confirms: "We look for good quality content which is clear, concise and fit for the target audience" — framed in the context of individual activity submission.

No publicly accessible register of accredited providers or accredited courses is apparent on the website, meaning that consumers cannot independently verify whether a specific course or provider holds current accreditation.

Source: https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/ — accessed 12 May 2026; https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/faqs/ — accessed 12 May 2026.

Review and renewal

No review or renewal cycle for accredited courses is stated anywhere on the website. The FAQ page addresses the initial accreditation timeline (typically 1–3 weeks) but makes no reference to periodic review, renewal requirements, or any process for reassessing courses following material changes to content.

The pricing structure is described as a 12-month subscription, which may imply an annual renewal point, but no statement is made that renewal involves reassessment of previously accredited courses or that accreditation lapses in the absence of renewal.

Without a published review cycle, training providers and consumers cannot determine whether an accreditation granted at a point in time remains valid, has been reviewed against current standards, or continues to reflect the current content of the course.

Source: https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/apply-now-for-cpd-accreditation — accessed 12 May 2026; https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/faqs/ — accessed 12 May 2026.

Sale of training courses or materials

No evidence was found on the website that CPD Verified sells its own training courses, e-learning products, or training materials. The organisation's stated activity is limited to the provision of CPD accreditation services to third-party training providers. The website references "online resources" as a benefit of accreditation membership, which appear to be support materials for accredited training centres rather than commercial course products sold to learners.

Source: https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/ — accessed 12 May 2026; https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/why-choose-us-for-cpd-accreditation/ — accessed 12 May 2026.

Financial relationships with third-party service providers

No financial relationships with third-party service providers, affiliates, referral arrangements, or sponsored partners are disclosed on the website. No insurance partner pages, referral schemes, or sponsored supplier listings are present.

Source: https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/ (all navigable pages reviewed) — accessed 12 May 2026.

Ownership or control relationships with aligned commercial interests

The legal entity operating behind the CPD Verified trading name cannot be identified. No company name, registration number, or named directors or persons with significant control are disclosed on the website. As a result, it is not possible to assess whether any ownership or control relationships exist between the operator of CPD Verified and any aligned commercial interests, such as training providers operating in the same sectors it accredits (Beauty, Aesthetics, Hair, Health and Social Care, Hospitality, and others stated on the website).

This finding is a consequence of the absence of legal entity disclosure identified under criterion 1. It is noted for completeness, but the absence of evidence of a conflict of interest is not the same as confirmation that none exists.

Source: https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/ — accessed 12 May 2026.

Consistency of filings with advertised activity

Because no legal entity name or company registration number is disclosed on the website, it is not possible to locate a corresponding Companies House filing record and assess whether the filed nature of business is consistent with the advertised accreditation activity.

If the organisation is trading as a sole trader, no Companies House record would be expected; however, this cannot be confirmed in the absence of any legal entity disclosure.

Source: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07995082 — accessed 12 May 2026; https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/ — accessed 12 May 2026.

Companies House status

No company registration number is disclosed on the CPD Verified website, and no active company matching the trading name has been identified on Companies House.

The trading name "CPD Verified" does not engage a Companies House Annex A sensitive word in the way that would ordinarily require Companies House approval, as neither "Verified" nor the abbreviation "CPD" appears on the Annex A sensitive words list.

If the organisation is a limited company, the absence of a disclosed company number is inconsistent with the trading disclosure requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (sections 1200–1206). If the organisation is a sole trader, Companies House registration is not required, but this status is not disclosed. CPD training providers considering engagement with this organisation cannot therefore assess the legal accountability of the entity, verify the identity of any directors or persons with significant control, or review financial filings.

Source: Companies House — accessed 12 May 2026; https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/ — accessed 12 May 2026.

Website status

The website at https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/ is active and serves recognisable commercial content relating to CPD accreditation services. All main navigation pages — Home, About Us, Why Choose Us, Apply Now, FAQs, and Contact Us — were accessible and loaded correctly at the time of review. No pages were found to be returning 404 or server errors within the primary navigation.

Source: https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/ — accessed 12 May 2026.

Regulatory rulings and public enforcement records

A search of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published rulings database did not return any ruling against CPD Verified or cpdverified.co.uk. No ICO enforcement notices, Trading Standards actions, or Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) enforcement actions against this organisation were identified in publicly available records at the time of this review.

The absence of a published ruling does not indicate that no complaint has been made; it indicates that no formal published ruling has been located against this organisation.

Source: ASA rulings database, https://www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/rulings.html — accessed 12 May 2026.

Distinguishing CPD from regulated qualifications

The website does not use Level terminology (e.g. Level 2, Level 3), "Diploma", or other terms associated with regulated qualifications regulated by Ofqual or equivalent bodies. The accreditation is presented throughout as CPD accreditation rather than as a regulated qualification.

The Why Choose Us page states that without accreditation "your students may not be able to obtain insurance" — a claim relating to the practical consequences of holding CPD accreditation in the sectors it serves (Beauty, Aesthetics, Hair, Health and Social Care). This is a sector-specific commercial context and does not conflate CPD accreditation with regulated qualification status.

No references to Ofqual recognition, regulated awarding organisations, or statutory qualification frameworks were identified on the website.

Source: https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/why-choose-us-for-cpd-accreditation/ — accessed 12 May 2026; https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/ — accessed 12 May 2026.

Unsubstantiated claims

The following claims appear on the website and warrant scrutiny under ASA CAP Code requirements for substantiation:

"#1 CPD Accreditation And Verification"
The Why Choose Us page carries the heading "#1 CPD Accreditation And Verification." This comparative superlative claim implies that CPD Verified holds the leading position in the UK CPD accreditation market. No evidence, methodology, or source is provided to substantiate this claim. In the context of the ASA's May 2026 ruling against CPD Standards Office for an unsubstantiated "UK's leading body" claim (which required comparative market data to be upheld), this heading raises a material substantiation concern under CAP Code rules 3.1 (Misleading advertising) and 3.7 (Substantiation).

"We're cheaper than most CPD providers in the UK. Our prices are regularly reviewed to offer the best value."
This statement, also on the Why Choose Us page, makes a comparative pricing claim against identifiable competitors without specifying a date, methodology, or comparators. Under CAP Code rule 3.32, comparative claims with identifiable competitors must be verifiable. No evidence or comparator data is provided.

"Our expert team of assessors"
The About Us and homepage content refer to an "expert team of assessors" with "a wealth of qualifications, knowledge and experience." No assessors are named, no qualifications are described, and no information is provided about how assessors are selected, governed, or what their relevant expertise is. This claim cannot be verified by a prospective customer.

ICO registration
No ICO registration number is published. An organisation that collects personal data (including course materials submitted by training providers, email addresses, and payment information) is required under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018 to register with the ICO and pay the annual data protection fee unless a specific exemption applies. No exemption is disclosed. The ICO register was not searchable for this entity owing to the absence of a disclosed legal name or registration number.

Source: https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/why-choose-us-for-cpd-accreditation/ — accessed 12 May 2026; https://www.cpdverified.co.uk/about-us/ — accessed 12 May 2026.

Further Information about this organisation

Website

https://cpdverified.co.uk/

Companies House Number

Not identified — no company registration number disclosed on the website; no entity named "CPD Verified" found on Companies House as an active company

Companies House Incorporation Date

Not identified

ICO Number

Not identified — no ICO registration number disclosed on the website

ICO Registration Date

Not identified

Physical Office Published

Declared — 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ (a commercial virtual office address used by over 60,000 registered companies; not a physical trading office)

Telephone

Yes

Live Chat

Pricing Published

Yes — four tiered packages published without login requirement

Accreditation Criteria Published

Activities Individually Accredited

Unknown

Review Frequency

Unknown

Last Updated

12th May 2026

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