Amber River NI (formerly Johnston Campbell)

Amber River NI, formerly known as Johnston Campbell, is a financial advisory firm based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Johnston Campbell joined the Amber River group in 2019, and the firm rebranded to its current name in October 2022. Amber River NI has offices in Belfast and Coleraine. The firm expanded by incorporating Belfast firms Barr & Law and White McMullan Barnes. The directors are Ewan Boyle, Jamesina Doble, Kerry McCaughan, Conall Reilly, and Bryan Dunlop.

The team also includes financial planners Peter Law, Martin Huey, and Shane Barr, as well as chartered financial planners Paul McMullan and Paul Chambers. Amber River NI partners with accountants and solicitors across Northern Ireland to deliver an integrated service to their clients. It supports Northern Ireland Hospice through the Amber River Foundation. The firm offers financial planning services including savings and investment planning, protection, pension planning, retirement planning, legacy and estate planning, and business owner planning.

Amber River NI, formerly Johnston Campbell, draws on a long-standing client base in Belfast, with several reviewers describing a personal service that has remained consistent as the practice has grown. Long-term relationships feature prominently, including one client who has had finances managed for almost three decades and notes that attention and advice stayed strong throughout. A recurring theme is the value of annual face-to-face meetings and the feeling of being kept informed about ongoing work. Reviews time and again mention being treated as individuals rather than numbers, and the in-house range of expertise is singled out as a strength, with advisors described as supportive and approachable.

Sentiment is not uniformly positive. Some reviewers describe fees as unclear or poorly disclosed, and others recount frustration when contacting the firm about matters concerning former clients, saying they felt the enquiry was not treated as its responsibility. These accounts point to cost transparency and responsiveness to certain requests as areas where experiences diverged. The practice remains associated with continuity of care and personalised financial advice, while the less favourable accounts centre on clarity around charges and how third-party enquiries are handled.