CPDStore

What CPDStore does

CPDStore Limited is a UK-based private limited company headquartered in London that operates a digital continuing professional development (CPD) platform targeting accountants and professional advisors. The company delivers a web-based learning management system offering 120+ on-demand video courses, 100+ live and on-demand webinars per year, and downloadable notes, organized across 12 categories including tax, audit, financial reporting, corporate finance, law and regulation, HR, technology, practice management, technical, company law, personal development, and leadership. A distinctive feature is Per Min CPD, which awards verifiable CPD credits to users based on tracked reading time on blog content.

The company's revenue model is anchored on the CPD Club subscription at approximately £328/year (≈90p per day), which provides unlimited access to the full course and webinar library, supplemented by individual course purchases priced at £30 for one-hour courses and £42 for two-hour courses, and a free introductory course as a freemium acquisition tool. Customers are acquired primarily through content marketing (Per Min CPD blog content), organic SEO, twice-weekly live webinars, and social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, X), with expert speakers drawing their own professional audiences to the platform. The named customer base is entirely UK-based SMB accounting firms and solo practitioners (e.g., Curtis Williams Accountants, Stuart Armstrong & Co, O'Connor Pyne & Company with 15 staff, Reddy Siddiqui LLP, DBu Accounting Limited, and solo practitioner Monica Barry), with customer tenure evidence dating back to at least 2021.

CPDStore operates with no disclosed funding, no parent company, no management team bios, no partnerships, no mobile app, no public API, and no disclosed AI capabilities. The platform is geographically restricted to the UK, with course content explicitly tailored to UK tax, law, and regulatory frameworks. Distribution is exclusively via self-serve e-commerce on cpdstore.co.uk, with no reseller or enterprise sales channel. The company is positioned as a one-stop, compliance-grade CPD shop for UK accountants, with credibility anchored to its roster of 50+ practicing expert tutors.

Name

CPDStore

Legal name

CPDStore Limited

Website

https://cpdstore.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CPDStore is a UK-based online learning platform that delivers continuing professional development (CPD) courses, webinars, and certified training to UK accountants, bookkeepers, and accounting firm staff via a subscription membership and individual course purchases.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Professional Development / Accounting CPD

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Accounting, Audit & Tax (CPA/CA/ACCA CPE) (EDAAALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Course Bundle Subscriptions & Learning Membership Marketplaces (EDAFAIAI), Digital Learning & Course Subscriptions (CRAFAIAD)

Keywords

• Online professional development
• Accounting CPD courses
• Continuing education platform
• Accountant webinars subscription
• CPD compliance training

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. CPD Club Subscription: Annual membership providing access to all courses, webinars (live and on-demand), downloadable resources, and exclusive content. Priced at approximately 90p per day (roughly £328 annually), offering the best value for regular CPD consumers.
2. Individual Course Purchases: Single one-hour courses priced at £30 each; two-hour courses at £42. Allows users to purchase specific topics without full membership commitment.
3. Webinar Access: Both live and on-demand webinar access included in membership, with webinars covering current accounting, tax, and regulatory topics delivered by expert practitioners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CPDStore operates an online learning platform that sells Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, webinars, and learning resources to UK accountants and professional advisors. Its primary offering is the CPD Club annual membership (approximately £328/year) which provides unlimited access to 120+ courses, 100+ live and on-demand webinars, and downloadable notes, supplemented by individual one-hour course purchases at £30 each.

Product overview

CPDStore operates as a unified e-learning platform offering the CPD Club membership as its primary product, which provides accountants and professional advisors with verifiable CPD compliance through a structured portfolio of over 120 on-demand courses and 100+ interactive webinars annually. The platform organizes content across 12 distinct course categories (Tax, Audit, Financial Reporting, Corporate Finance, Law and Regulation, HR, Technology, Practice Management, Technical, Company Law, Personal Development, and Leadership), with additional standalone single-course purchases available at £30-£42 per course. Supporting features include Per Min CPD for blog-based learning and on-demand access to all recorded content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CPD Club Membership Annual subscription giving UK accountants and professional advisors unlimited access to the full CPDStore course library (120+ courses across 12 categories), 100+ interactive webinars delivered annually (live twice-weekly plus on-demand), downloadable detailed notes, and 100% verifiable CPD compliance for regulatory purposes. Priced at approximately £328 per year (marketed as 90p per day).
• Individual Course Purchase One-time purchase of a single course for users who do not want full CPD Club membership. One-hour courses priced at £30 each and two-hour courses at £42 each, including video content and accompanying notes. A free introductory course is offered as a trial.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Reed Courses: Reed Courses is a UK course marketplace that aggregates CPD and professional training (including accounting) from many providers. Not a direct competitor in original content but competes for the same UK accountant CPD search-and-purchase demand that CPDStore targets via SEO.
• ICAEW (Professional Body CPD): The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales provides CPD resources to its members, often as part of membership. Directly competes for CPD hours of CPDStore's primary customer segment (UK chartered accountants) but within a broader professional membership proposition.
• ACCA (Professional Body CPD): ACCA delivers CPD content to its global membership of chartered and certified accountants, including a sizable UK contingent. Overlaps with CPDStore's secondary segment (bookkeepers and ACCA members) and represents a free or low-cost alternative to paid subscription CPD.
• CCH Learning (Wolters Kluwer): CCH Learning delivers CPD and technical training for accountants and tax professionals as part of Wolters Kluwer's broader tax, law, and regulatory software portfolio. Comparable role in the UK accountant CPD market but bundled with much larger regulatory information and software offerings.
• Tolley (LexisNexis): Tolley provides tax, accounting, and law CPD training to UK professionals as part of LexisNexis's broader regulatory information business. Competes with CPDStore for technical CPD hours (tax, law, practice) but with vastly greater content and reference assets.

Direct peers

• First Intuition: UK-based accountancy training provider offering courses, revision, and CPD to ACA/ACCA/AAT students and qualified accountants. Closely comparable audience and curriculum to CPDStore, with overlapping focus on practice-ready, applied accounting content.
• BPP Professional Education: Large UK-headquartered provider of professional training and CPD for accountants, tax advisers, and other regulated professionals. Overlaps directly with CPDStore on accountant CPD courses, webinars, and verifiable CPD certifications, but at significantly larger scale and broader curriculum.
• MBL Seminars: UK-based provider of CPD seminars and webinars for accountants, tax advisers, and corporate finance professionals. Direct overlap with CPDStore on format, audience, and verifiable CPD certification, often serving larger boutique-to-mid-market practices.
• Premier Training: UK provider of AAT, bookkeeping, and accounting CPD courses, with a similar online, self-paced delivery model. Comparable to CPDStore on target customers (bookkeepers and accountants needing verifiable CPD) and pricing-tier structure.
• Kaplan Financial: Major UK provider of accountancy, tax, and financial services training, including CPD courses and ACCA/ICAEW-aligned programs. Closely comparable to CPDStore in customer segment (UK accountants), product format (live + on-demand courses), and CPD certification.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CPDStore
• Facebookfacebook.com/CPD-Store-UK-101759975384377
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cpdstore

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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