Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
DICKSON & CO (NI) LIMITED Reference number: 500846 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.
- MCCULLOUGH BROKERS LIMITED (FRN 1053676) is an AR of DICKSON & CO (NI) LIMITED (FRN 500846). When you use MCCULLOUGH BROKERS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from MCCULLOUGH BROKERS, 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Moat House Business Centre, 54 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT5 5AD, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07506 810274 is
- Who else gives the postcode BT5 5AD
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- McCullough Insurance Brokers Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Dickson & Co (Ni) 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, freeYou 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.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- NI736730 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 7 January 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- Unit 302 Moat House Business Centre, 54 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5AD, Northern Ireland
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Mccullough | Director | Jun 1984 | 7 Jan 2026 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by its director
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- other company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Key dates in its history
McCullough Brokers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
2 July 2026
- Began trading as "McCullough Insurance Brokers"
FCA register
11 May 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
7 January 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Rebecca McCullough took control (75–100% of shares)
- Rebecca McCullough appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to McCullough Brokers
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with McCullough Brokers. 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
Firms like McCullough Brokers
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Belfast
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 5 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk