# Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1201280 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1201280) - Latest income: £4,035; spending £20.5k - What it funds: Education / training - Who it helps: The general public - How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research - Area of operation: Throughout England - Other names: Cfpab (working) - Trustees: 5 - Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/counter-fraud-professional-awards-board Establishing and maintaining professional standards in the delivery of a portfolio of approved professional counter fraud training programmes and ensuring the awarding of higher education learning credits Overseeing the delivery of such programmes by approved providers with the bestowal of the appropriate award, Encouraging and fostering CPD and working with like-minded organisations ## Open and forthcoming schemes (0) None in OpenGrant's sources right now. ## Finances by year (Charity Commission) | Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations | |---|---|---|---| | 31 Dec 2025 | £4,035 | £20.5k | not filed | | 31 Dec 2024 | £0 | £13.6k | not filed | | 31 Dec 2023 | £45.3k | £35 | not filed | ## Charitable objects > The objects for which the cfpab is established are restricted, for the public benefit, to advancing the education of the public in Counter-Fraud and thereby promoting and ensuring high Professional standards in Counter-Fraud practice by: 1. Establishing and maintaining Professional standards in the delivery of a portfolio of approved Professional training programmes in the field of Counter-Fraud practice, to those engaged in (or training to be engaged in) such work and in line with the core learning aims and syllabi agreed by the cfpab; 2. Overseeing the delivery of approved training programmes by cfpab approved training providers (atps), considering their quality and effectiveness, in accordance with the rules and requirements stipulated by the cfpab; 3. Ensuring, where appropriate, that approved training programmes are structured so that higher education learning credits can be awarded to successful programme participants and that in particular a recommended credit rating is communicated to the cfpab by a relevant higher education institution;4. Formally recognising, by way of Professional certification, an individual’s successful completion of an approved training programme with the bestowal of the appropriate award; 5. Encouraging and fostering the continued Professional development (cpd) of cfpab award holders through the giving of advice, guidance and recognition of cpd activity; 6. Promoting Professional training programmes for Counter-Fraud practitioners (or those… ## What it funds Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board reported income of £4,035 and spending of £20.5k. Over its last 3 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £34.2k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance. ## Questions ### Is Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England. ### Does Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board give grants to individuals? Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies. ### How much does Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board give each year? The register does not break out Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £20.5k. Over its last 3 reported years its spending averaged £11.4k a year. ### How large is Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board? 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