Alice McKiernan, Michael McKiernan & John McKiernan

Reference number: 982191

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Appointed representative

the McKiernan partnership does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited Reference number: 958152 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Alice McKiernan, Michael McKiernan & John McKiernan (FRN 982191) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use the McKiernan partnership's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from the McKiernan partnership, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    028 2954 0698

  • Address

    45-47 Maghera Street, Kilrea, Coleraine, BT51 5QL, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 028 2954 0698 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BT51 5QL
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • McKiernan & Sons Funeral Directors Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Key dates in its history

The McKiernan partnership’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2022

1 September 2022

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "McKiernan & Sons Funeral Directors"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to the McKiernan partnership

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with the McKiernan partnership. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like the McKiernan partnership

Other firms of the same type (funeral director), nearest first.

In Coleraine

Hugh Wade & Son LtdColeraineAppointed representativeStephen Murdock & William MillarColeraineAppointed representative

In the Belfast (BT) postcode area

Adrian McAteerCraigavonAppointed representativeAidan Connolly UndertakerEnniskillenAppointed representativeAlan FranceyBallymenaAppointed representativeAlan Gerald WrayCraigavonAppointed representative

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 2 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alice McKiernan, Michael McKiernan & John McKiernan FCA authorised?
Alice McKiernan, Michael McKiernan & John McKiernan (FRN 982191) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for the McKiernan partnership?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Alice McKiernan, Michael McKiernan & John McKiernan (FRN 982191) is an AR of Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited (FRN 958152). When you use the McKiernan partnership's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from the McKiernan partnership, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is the McKiernan partnership’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 028 2954 0698 for the McKiernan partnership. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is the McKiernan partnership a scam or clone?
the McKiernan partnership is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with the McKiernan partnership?
Protection works through Ecclesiastical Planning Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for the McKiernan partnership's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does the McKiernan partnership use any other names?
It trades as McKiernan & Sons Funeral Directors.

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