Section 1 of 5
Identity and legal status
We looked for the legal entity behind the website on the home, About, Contact, Directory, Plans & Pricing, FAQ, Store Policy, Coaching and accreditation product pages. The site names the organisation as "International Beauty Association" and "IBA" and does not name a registered company or display a company number on the pages reviewed; the footer reads "© 2020 International Beauty Association". A Companies House name search for "International Beauty Association" did not return a company of that name. The Coaching pages name the founder, who states "In 2019 I launched the International Beauty Association Accreditation Group" and describes herself as "the owner and founder of the International Beauty Association". The first entry in IBA's Directory of accredited schools is a beauty business bearing the founder's name; it gives the same mobile telephone number as the IBA Contact page. The Directory entry does not state a connection to IBA. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- Companies House number
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No
- Incorporation date
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Not confirmed
- Legal entity identified
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Not identified
- Legal form
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Not identified
- Register status
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Not applicable
- Number displayed on site
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Not applicable
- Filings consistent
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Not assessable
- Connected businesses
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N/A
References
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Coaching
www.ibaaccreditation.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Directory
www.ibaaccreditation.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Contact
www.ibaaccreditation.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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05
Section 2 of 5
Contactability
The Contact page gives an email address and a mobile telephone number. We looked for a postal address for IBA on the home, About, Contact, Plans & Pricing, FAQ and Store Policy pages and did not find one; a Middleton address appears in the Directory against a member business. We looked for a named individual identified as a contact for clients or complaints on the pages reviewed and did not find one; the Coaching pages name the founder. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- Live chat
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No
- Address published
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Not found
- Telephone published
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Yes
- Email published
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Yes
- Named contact published
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Not found
References
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Contact
www.ibaaccreditation.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Directory
www.ibaaccreditation.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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About
www.ibaaccreditation.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
Section 3 of 5
Published information
The About and FAQ pages set out the conditions for accreditation: an application form and contract; teaching and course certificates; proof of insurance; photographs of training facilities; social media handles; training manuals and lesson plans "to be verified", or IBA's own manuals; additional supplier and equipment details for aesthetics, permanent make-up and laser treatments; and no fast-track courses. The About page states that manuals may be returned for amendment "should they not meet our criteria"; we looked for those criteria and did not find them. Prices are published: membership £50 for one year on the Plans & Pricing page, and on the Accreditation page the Anatomy Accreditation Package at £247 (regular price £297) and Digital E Book Accreditation at £35 a year. The accreditation product pages carry a Terms & Conditions section; the Store Policy page headed "TERMS & CONDITIONS" carries website-builder placeholder text, as does its "privacy & safety" section. We looked for a privacy policy and a complaints procedure and did not find them. The site is served over HTTPS.
The About page states that, once manuals and lesson plans have been checked, IBA will issue "a Certificate of Accreditation for one year only", and the product pages state that accreditation "MUST be renewed once a year". We looked for an accreditation number for accredited courses and did not find one stated. The Directory page lists accredited schools with contact details. An ICO register search by organisation name returned no entries; IBA publishes no postcode of its own, and a search by the Middleton postcode in the Directory returned 14 registrations, none under the International Beauty Association or IBA name. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- ICO number
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No
- ICO registration date
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Not confirmed
- Activities individually accredited
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Yes (stated)
- Review frequency
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Annual renewal (stated)
- Criteria published
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Referred to but not published
- Pricing published
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Published
- Terms published
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Published
- Privacy policy published
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Not found
- Complaints policy published
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Not found
- Website secure (HTTPS)
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Yes
- Individual assessment stated
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Stated
- Accreditation number stated
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Not stated
- Verification route
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Published list
- Review cycle stated
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Stated
- ICO registration
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Not found
References
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About
www.ibaaccreditation.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Store Policy
www.ibaaccreditation.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Directory
www.ibaaccreditation.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Section 4 of 5
Advertising and claims
The About page states "IBA is NOT Ofqual Regulated and have NEVER claimed to be - we are a UK Registered Learning Provider backed by five insurance companies." It also states "We are an approved and regulated Accreditation partnered with the world’s leading Insurance companies who are FCA Regulated", "We are the first of our kind to be partnered with BGI(UK), InSync and Westminster Insurance, Policy Bee and Tower Gate", and "Having the International Beauty Association as your Accreditation proves that you are a Master of your Trade". The register and regulator referred to are not named on the pages reviewed. The Plans & Pricing page lists "Access to our partners insurance cover for up to £6 million". Accessed 28 October 2026.
References
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About
www.ibaaccreditation.com · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Section 5 of 5
Regulatory record
We searched the ASA rulings database for "International Beauty Association" and "IBA Accreditation". Both searches returned no results. We also searched the web for published ASA rulings and for ICO, Trading Standards and CMA enforcement action naming "International Beauty Association" or "ibaaccreditation.com". No published ruling or enforcement action naming this organisation was identified. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- Published rulings
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None identified
