International Education Accreditation Council (IEAC)

Commercial Identification and Contactability

The organisation presents itself as the International Education Accreditation Council (IEAC). The registered legal entity is IEAC LIMITED (Company No. 15419711), incorporated 17 January 2024, registered at 2nd Floor College House, 17 King Edwards Road, Ruislip, London, HA4 7AE — confirmed on the Companies House register. This address matches the physical address published in the footer of every page on the website.

A telephone number and two email addresses are published. The use of a Gmail address as a co-primary contact channel alongside a domain-based email address is noted as inconsistent with the transparency standards expected of an accreditation body.

Whilst the physical address and contact details are published, the website does not disclose the registered company name IEAC LIMITED or its Companies House number anywhere on the site, in its commercial correspondence templates, or within its terms documentation. This disclosure is required by the Companies Act 2006, sections 1200–1206 (trading disclosures), which apply to all UK companies using a trading name

Sources:
https://www.ieac.org.uk/ — homepage footer, accessed 27 May 2026
https://www.ieac.org.uk/meet-our-team.php — accessed 27 May 2026
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15419711 — accessed 27 May 2026
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15419711/officers — accessed 27 May 2026

Transparency of Assessment Framework

The organisation publishes a dedicated Standards page (https://www.ieac.org.uk/IEAC-standards.php) providing downloadable standards documents for several institution types, including Colleges, Language Schools, and Faith-Based Institutions; Online Education Providers; Schools; Universities and Higher Education; and Technical and Vocational Education and Training. These documents are download-only; the specific assessment criteria they contain cannot be reviewed directly from the website without downloading each file.

The Accreditation Process page (https://www.ieac.org.uk/accreditation-process.php) describes a staged process involving self-assessment, on-site or remote inspection, and evaluation team review. The About page states that IEAC's standards align with the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) and the European Qualifications Framework (EQAR). These references are noted but are not accompanied by primary source citations or links to the relevant frameworks.

Sources:

https://www.ieac.org.uk/IEAC-standards.php — accessed 27 May 2026
https://www.ieac.org.uk/accreditation-process.php — accessed 27 May 2026
https://www.ieac.org.uk/about-IEAC.php — accessed 27 May 2026
https://www.ieac.org.uk/policies-and-procedures.php — accessed 27 May 2026

Pricing Transparency

No pricing information is published on the IEAC website. The Payment page (https://www.ieac.org.uk/payment.php) is accessible but contains no fee schedule, no indicative pricing, and no pricing structure. It instructs prospective clients to make payment only after being contacted by the IEAC administration team, and directs fee and pricing enquiries to email. No fees for any accreditation type — whether institutional, programmatic, or teacher accreditation — are stated anywhere on the publicly accessible website.

This arrangement means that institutions cannot determine the cost of accreditation before engaging with the organisation and sharing information about their business. It is also inconsistent with transparent commercial practice and prevents independent cost comparison.

Sources:
https://www.ieac.org.uk/payment.php — accessed 27 May 2026
https://www.ieac.org.uk/ — accessed 27 May 2026

Terms and Conditions

The website footer contains links to a Disclaimer, Legal, Terms of Use, and further policy pages, all of which are live and accessible. The "Legal" link resolves to a Statement of Legal Compliance page (https://www.ieac.org.uk/legal-policy.php), which sets out general commitments to operating in compliance with applicable laws, references a separate Data Protection Policy, and reserves the right to modify legal policies. The "Terms of Use" link resolves to a Terms of Use Policy Statement page (https://www.ieac.org.uk/terms-of-use-policy.php), which addresses user conduct on the website, intellectual property, disclaimers of liability, and general website use.

Neither page constitutes accreditation-specific terms and conditions. Neither document addresses the commercial relationship between IEAC and institutions seeking accreditation — including the duration of accreditation, conditions for withdrawal, logo use rights and restrictions, renewal obligations, fee refund entitlements, confidentiality of submitted materials, or dispute resolution procedures. Prospective client institutions cannot, from the website alone, review the terms under which accreditation is granted, maintained, or withdrawn before engaging with the organisation.

Sources:
https://www.ieac.org.uk/legal-policy.php — accessed 27 May 2026
https://www.ieac.org.uk/terms-of-use-policy.php — accessed 27 May 2026
https://www.ieac.org.uk/disclaimer.php — accessed 27 May 2026

Individual Course Assessment

IEAC's publicly described accreditation model is institutional accreditation, covering universities, colleges, schools, online teaching institutions, corporate training centres, and language centres as whole entities. The accreditation process described on the website involves inspection of an institution as a whole, including its facilities, staff, faculty, and management systems.

A Programmatic Accreditation category is listed within the Types of Accreditation navigation, but no detail is available on the website as to whether this involves assessment of individual courses or broader programme frameworks. No verifiable public register of individually accredited courses or programmes is published. The Institutions Accredited section of the website navigation lists accredited institutions rather than courses.

Sources:
https://www.ieac.org.uk/accreditation-process.php — accessed 27 May 2026
https://www.ieac.org.uk/ — homepage, accessed 27 May 2026

Review and Renewal

No defined accreditation review or renewal cycle is stated on the publicly accessible website. The Accreditation Process page describes only the initial assessment process and does not state the duration of any accreditation granted, whether renewal is required, or on what cycle ongoing review is conducted. No information about the ongoing obligations of accredited institutions — or the consequences of failing to renew — is published.

Sources:
https://www.ieac.org.uk/accreditation-process.php — accessed 27 May 2026
https://www.ieac.org.uk/IEAC-standards.php — accessed 27 May 2026

Sale of Training Courses or Materials

No direct sale of training courses or learning materials to learners has been identified on the IEAC website. The organisation's stated primary commercial activity is the accreditation of educational institutions and programmes. However, the homepage describes several value-added services offered alongside accreditation — including assistance with QS Stars ratings, IVETA membership facilitation, ISO certification, and links to UK awarding bodies — some of which are described as available for an additional fee. These ancillary commercial services extend the organisation's activity beyond independent accreditation into facilitation and consultancy, and are addressed further under Sections 8 and 14.

Sources:
https://www.ieac.org.uk/ — homepage, accessed 27 May 2026

Financial Relationships with Third-Party Service Providers

The IEAC homepage explicitly states that the organisation can assist institutions in gaining a QS star rating, assist with IVETA membership "with automatic acceptance," and facilitate ISO Certification — the latter described as incorporated into accreditation "for a small extra fee." No disclosure is made as to whether IEAC receives referral fees, commissions, or other financial benefits from QS, IVETA, ISO certification bodies, or any related third parties in connection with these facilitated services.

The homepage also references "very good links with several UK awarding bodies," stating that IEAC accreditation will assist in gaining centre status. No details of these relationships or any financial arrangements with those awarding bodies are published.

Sources:
https://www.ieac.org.uk/ — homepage, accessed 27 May 2026
https://www.ieac.org.uk/policies-and-procedures.php — accessed 27 May 2026

Ownership or Control Relationships with Aligned Commercial Interests

The IEAC website footer lists a second entity alongside the UK address: Asia Teachers Training Co., Ltd (Thailand), with an address at Number 6, Soi Ramkhamhaeng 18, Huamark sub-district, Bangkapi District, Bangkok 10240. No explanation of the legal or commercial relationship between IEAC LIMITED and Asia Teachers Training Co., Ltd is provided on the website.

The name Asia Teachers Training Co., Ltd indicates a commercial training business. The Companies House PSC record for IEAC LIMITED confirms that both registered PSCs resident in Thailand — Dr Sanjib Chakraborty (majority shareholder, more than 50% but less than 75% of shares and voting rights, with the right to appoint or remove directors) and Dr Karl Stefan Meneghella (more than 25% but not more than 50% of shares and voting rights, with the right to appoint or remove directors) — are resident in the Bangkapi district of Bangkok, the same district in which Asia Teachers Training Co., Ltd is addressed. The co-location of IEAC's controlling shareholders in the same district as a named commercial training company listed on IEAC's own website, without any disclosure of the relationship between the two entities, represents a material and undisclosed conflict of interest concern.

If the same individuals who own and control IEAC LIMITED also hold interests in Asia Teachers Training Co., Ltd — a training business that may apply for or benefit from IEAC accreditation — this would constitute a structural conflict of interest requiring prominent and detailed disclosure, including the safeguards in place to protect the independence of IEAC's accreditation decisions.

Sources:
https://www.ieac.org.uk/ — footer, accessed 27 May 2026
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15419711/persons-with-significant-control — accessed 27 May 2026
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15419711/officers — accessed 27 May 2026

Consistency of Filings with Advertised Activity

IEAC LIMITED (Company No. 15419711) filed dormant company accounts to 31 January 2026 at Companies House, filed on 2 April 2026. A dormant company is one that has had no significant accounting transactions during the relevant period. This is materially inconsistent with the organisation's presentation of itself on its website as an active, internationally operating accreditation body — describing staff as having "over 400 years of combined experience," publishing multiple client testimonials from institutions around the world, operating a webinar programme, and facilitating accreditation inspections including on-site visits.

The registered SIC code is 85600 — Educational support services, which is consistent with the described activity. The company was incorporated on 17 January 2024. The confirmation statement made on 19 March 2026 was filed with no updates.

The gap between the organisation's active commercial presentation and the filing of dormant accounts raises a significant question as to the legal basis on which accreditation activity is being conducted, whether revenue from accreditation services is being received and accounted for through IEAC LIMITED, and whether the principal commercial activity is being carried out through a different legal entity not disclosed on the website.

Sources:
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15419711/filing-history — accessed 27 May 2026
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15419711 — accessed 27 May 2026
https://www.ieac.org.uk/about-IEAC.php — accessed 27 May 2026

Companies House Status

IEAC LIMITED, Company No. 15419711, is registered at Companies House as a private limited company, incorporated 17 January 2024, with a registered address of 2nd Floor College House, 17 King Edwards Road, Ruislip, London, HA4 7AE. Company status is Active. The registered SIC code is 85600 — Educational support services. Accounts filed to 31 January 2026 are dormant company accounts, noted further in Section 10.

The registered directors are Dr Sanjib Chakraborty (appointed 17 January 2024, nationality Indian, country of residence Thailand), Dr Karl Stefan Meneghella (appointed 17 January 2024, nationality Australian, country of residence Thailand), and Dr Maurice Dimmock (appointed 17 January 2024, nationality British). Both Dr Chakraborty and Dr Meneghella are also registered as persons with significant control. Dr Chakraborty holds more than 50% but less than 75% of shares and voting rights, with the right to appoint or remove directors. Dr Meneghella holds more than 25% but not more than 50% of shares and voting rights, with the right to appoint or remove directors.

The PSC record shows that identity verification for both Dr Meneghella and Dr Chakraborty was due from 20 March 2026 and due by 2 April 2026. As of the review date of 27 May 2026, no verified status is recorded against either PSC on the Companies House register, indicating that the PSC identity verification deadline has passed without confirmed completion. This is a compliance matter under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), which introduced mandatory identity verification requirements for persons with significant control.

Sources:
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15419711 — accessed 27 May 2026
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15419711/officers — accessed 27 May 2026
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15419711/persons-with-significant-control — accessed 27 May 2026
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15419711/filing-history — accessed 27 May 2026

Website Status

The IEAC website (https://www.ieac.org.uk/) is live and accessible. All footer policy links verified during this review — including Disclaimer, Legal, Terms of Use, Copyrights, and Data Protection — resolve to live pages at their correct URLs. No broken footer links were identified.

Sources:
https://www.ieac.org.uk/ — accessed 27 May 2026

Regulatory Rulings and Public Enforcement Records

No ASA rulings against IEAC or International Education Accreditation Council were identified from a search of the ASA's published decisions database during this review. No other regulatory enforcement records in the UK public domain were identified at the time of review.

IEAC LIMITED is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office under registration reference ZB878897, registered on 22 March 2025, expiring 21 March 2027, at the Tier 1 payment level. The registered data controller address matches the Companies House registered address.

Sources:
https://ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Entry/ZB878897 — accessed 27 May 2026
ASA rulings database — checked 27 May 2026

Distinguishing CPD from Regulated Qualifications

The IEAC website makes several references that risk leading institutions and consumers to conflate IEAC accreditation with regulated qualification status or formal government recognition.

EQAR alignment claim. The About page states that IEAC aligns its standards with the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area and hence with EQAR. EQAR — the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education — is a formal register of quality assurance agencies that have been externally reviewed and confirmed to meet the ESG. Alignment with ESG standards is not the same as EQAR registration, and IEAC does not appear on the EQAR register of quality assurance agencies. This distinction is not made on the website, and the reference to EQAR in this context is liable to mislead institutions about the nature of IEAC's recognition.

QS Stars facilitation. The homepage states that IEAC has assisted many universities to climb ranking tables and can assist institutions in gaining a QS star rating. QS Stars is a rating awarded by QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd through its own independent process. The suggestion that IEAC accreditation assists in gaining QS Stars ratings, without making clear that QS Stars is an entirely separate independent process not conferred or influenced by IEAC, may mislead institutions.

UK Awarding Bodies. The homepage states that IEAC has very good links with several UK awarding bodies and that accreditation will assist in gaining centre status. Centre status with a regulated UK awarding body is granted by that awarding body under its own regulated criteria. The implication that IEAC accreditation assists in gaining this status, without disclosing the basis for that claim or the identities of the awarding bodies, risks misleading institutions about the regulatory equivalence of IEAC accreditation.

Sources:
https://www.ieac.org.uk/ — homepage, accessed 27 May 2026
https://www.ieac.org.uk/about-IEAC.php — accessed 27 May 2026

Unsubstantiated Claims

The following specific claims published on the IEAC website require substantiation and cannot be verified from primary sources:
Over 400 years of combined experience (homepage). No methodology for arriving at this aggregate figure is stated, and no primary source evidence is provided.

Globally Recognised Accreditation Body (homepage heading). No evidence of formal recognition by any named government, intergovernmental body, or recognised quality assurance authority is provided to support this unqualified claim.

Standards adopted and accepted by most Governments worldwide (about-IEAC.php). No list of governments, intergovernmental decisions, or primary source citations are provided to support this claim.

EQAR alignment (about-IEAC.php). As noted in Section 14, IEAC does not appear on the EQAR register. The reference to EQAR in the context of the organisation's standards is unsubstantiated and potentially misleading.

IVETA membership with automatic acceptance (homepage). IVETA membership criteria are set by IVETA. The claim that accredited institutions gain automatic acceptance as IVETA members through IEAC is unsubstantiated and may be misleading to institutions considering the value of IEAC accreditation.

Membership announcement (homepage carousel). The homepage carousel states that IEAC has been accepted as a member of an organisation, the full name of which was not fully visible during this review. This claim should be verified against the named organisation's public membership register before it is treated as substantiated.

Sources:
https://www.ieac.org.uk/ — homepage, accessed 27 May 2026
https://www.ieac.org.uk/about-IEAC.php — accessed 27 May 2026

Further Information about this organisation

Companies House Number

15419711

Companies House Incorporation Date

17 January 2024

ICO Number

ZB878897

ICO Registration Date

22 March 2025

Physical Office Published

2nd Floor College House, 17 King Edwards Road, Ruislip, London, HA4 7AE, United Kingdom

Telephone

Yes

Live Chat

Pricing Published

Accreditation Criteria Published

Partial

Activities Individually Accredited

Not Stated

Review Frequency