Structured Academic Advisory in Accounting, Finance, and Business
BAFA provides structured academic advisory for students undertaking accounting, finance, and business programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels.
We strengthen your thinking, refine your structure, and support measurable academic progression – without compromising independent authorship or academic integrity.
Engagements are structured, capacity-limited, and strategically aligned to your academic objectives.
Does this sound familiar?
When a second, independent view makes the difference
BAFA works alongside your university supervision, never in place of it, offering an experienced second opinion on your own work. Pick the one that sounds like you.
A PhD is a long and often lonely road. Your supervisor is experienced and well meaning, but they are stretched across teaching, their own research, and a queue of other students. Weeks pass between meetings. Feedback arrives late, or briefly, and you are left to interpret a few margin notes and carry on, hoping you are still on the right track.
Quietly, the doubt builds. Is the argument holding together? Is the methodology defensible? Have you started to drift?
A second, independent reader does not replace your supervisor. It keeps you from drifting between meetings.
Because BAFA has supervised and examined doctoral work, we can read your chapters the way an examiner would, show you what needs strengthening, and help you arrive at supervision sharper and better prepared. The work stays entirely yours. We simply make sure nothing important is slipping past unseen.
A master’s dissertation is often your first serious piece of independent research, and it usually comes with light, fast supervision. One academic may be guiding fifteen or twenty students at once. You get a meeting or two, a page of comments, and a tight deadline.
It is easy to misread what the feedback is really asking for, or to discover too late that your structure or scope was off from the start.
The gap is rarely ability. It is time, and a second perspective.
BAFA gives you an independent reviewer who has sat on both sides of the table, as supervisor and as examiner. We help you make sense of your supervisor’s feedback, tighten your structure, and understand what markers actually reward, so the work you submit is genuinely your best. We complement your university support, never replace it.
A research proposal is a difficult thing to judge from the inside. You have lived with the idea for weeks, so it feels clear and convincing. But the people who decide its fate, supervisors, panels and examiners, read it cold, and they read it critically.
A vague research question, a methodology that does not quite fit, scope that quietly expanded along the way, any of these can stall a proposal before the real work has even begun.
It is far cheaper to find the weak points before you submit than after.
BAFA reviews your proposal the way an examiner would, surfacing the gaps and assumptions a fresh, experienced reader notices first. You see exactly where it is strong and where it is exposed, then you decide how to strengthen it. The ideas and the words remain entirely your own.
By the time a dissertation is drafted, you have read it so many times that you can no longer see it. The argument feels obvious because it has lived in your head for months. Whether it actually lands on the page, whether the structure flows, whether each section answers the question you set, becomes genuinely hard to judge from where you are sitting.
You do not need someone to rewrite it. You need someone to tell you the truth about where it stands.
BAFA gives you a structured, independent read before it reaches your supervisor or examiner: argument, structure, clarity, and alignment with your research question, seen through an examiner’s eyes. You come away with a clear picture of what is working and what to tighten, in time to act on it, and entirely on your own terms.
How We Support You
Our academic advisory services are structured to provide clarity, academic direction, and measurable improvement.
Overview
An academic consultation designed to provide clarity, structured direction, and examiner-informed insight. You leave with a defined plan and clear next steps tailored to your academic objectives.
From £119
What’s included
- Pre-session review of submitted academic material
- Strategic discussion aligned to your academic goals
- Examiner-informed feedback on structure, clarity, and positioning
- Clear, prioritised recommendations
- Written summary outlining key next steps
Suitable For
- Clarifying direction before starting a major assignment
- Interpreting supervisor or marker feedback
- Strengthening dissertation or research structure
- Refining research focus or narrowing scope
- Academic decision-making at key stages
Turnaround
- Standard scheduling within 3–5 working days.
- Priority 24-hour scheduling available (subject to availability).
Overview
An assignment structure and feedback review designed to strengthen your coursework submission before final delivery. We review clarity of argument, logical flow, academic structure, and alignment with marking criteria.
This service helps improve the organisation and presentation of your work without rewriting your content or compromising your academic voice.
Review Options
- Standard Assignment Review
- Up to 2,500 words — £149
- Extended Assignment Review
Up to 5,000 words — £229
Larger submissions can be accommodated upon request.
What’s included
- Structured review of submitted assignment (within selected word limit)
- Structural analysis of argument development and paragraph coherence
- Alignment review against marking criteria (if provided)
- Feedback on clarity, positioning, and academic focus
- Identification of logical gaps, weak transitions, or structural redundancy
- Clear, prioritised improvement roadmap
- Written summary of key recommendations
Suitable For
- Students drafting assignments before submission
- Students seeking structured improvement before final deadline
- Addressing marker or supervisor feedback
- Improving grade positioning strategically
- Strengthening clarity and academic structure
Turnaround
- Standard delivery within 5 working days
- Priority 48-hour review available (subject to availability)
Overview
A dissertation structure review designed to strengthen the organisation, argument flow, and academic positioning of your dissertation or research project.
This review focuses on how clearly your work responds to the research question, how effectively your chapters connect, and whether your ideas are presented with purpose, coherence, and examiner awareness.
Review Options
- Standard Structural Review
Up to 3,000 words — £189 - Extended Structural Review
Up to 8,000 words — £349 - Comprehensive Structural Review
Up to 15,000 words — £529
The appropriate review option is selected at checkout according to dissertation length.
What’s included
- Pre-session review of submitted dissertation sections (within selected word limit)
- Structural analysis of chapter organisation and argument progression
- Feedback on research question alignment and scope
- Evaluation of methodology positioning (where applicable)
- Identification of logical gaps, weak transitions, or structural redundancy
- Clear, prioritised improvement roadmap
- Written summary of key structural recommendations
Suitable For
- Students drafting or revising dissertations at any stage
- Research projects requiring structural clarity and coherence
- Aligning chapters clearly to research questions and objectives
- Interpreting and responding to supervisor feedback strategically
- Preparing confidently for final submission
Turnaround
- Standard scheduling within 4–6 working days (Standard Review)
- 5–7 working days (Extended & Comprehensive Reviews)
- Priority 48-hour review available (subject to availability)
Overview
A research proposal review designed to strengthen the clarity, structure, and academic positioning of MSc or PhD research proposals.
This service focuses on research question clarity, conceptual framing, methodology alignment, and overall proposal coherence, helping you present your ideas in a rigorous and well-organised way.
All guidance is advisory in nature and does not replace your independent academic authorship.
Proposal Pathways
- Standard Proposal Review — Up to 3,000 words — From £229
Suitable for early-stage MSc dissertation proposals or shorter research submissions. - Extended Proposal Review — Up to 6,000 words — From £299
Designed for more developed MSc proposals or structured PhD drafts requiring deeper alignment. - Comprehensive Proposal Advisory — Review + Consultation — From £369
Includes a structured advisory session alongside detailed proposal feedback for higher-stakes submissions.
Larger submissions can be accommodated upon request.
What’s included
- Structured review of submitted proposal (within selected word limit)
- Refinement of research question, objectives, and scope
- Evaluation of literature positioning and conceptual framing
- Methodological alignment and justification review
- Assessment of feasibility and academic coherence
- Identification of conceptual gaps, overreach, or unclear contribution
- Clear, prioritised development roadmap
- Written summary outlining next steps
(For Comprehensive Advisory option: includes a 60-minute structured consultation session.)
Advisory feedback only. No writing, editing, or drafting is provided.
Suitable For
- MSc students preparing dissertation proposals
- PhD applicants developing research proposals
- Students responding to supervisor feedback
- Strengthening proposals for competitive programmes
- Refining unclear, overly broad, or underdeveloped research ideas
Turnaround
- Standard Proposal Review: delivery within 4–6 working days
- Extended Proposal Review: delivery within 5–7 working days
- Comprehensive Proposal Advisory: delivery within 5–7 working days, including the consultation component
- Priority 48-hour review available (subject to availability)
How BAFA Supports You
BAFA provides ongoing academic mentorship for MSc students and doctoral candidates who need structured research support alongside formal supervision.
This support gives you a steady space to think clearly, test decisions, strengthen structure, and make consistent progress without losing your own academic voice.
Ongoing Academic Mentorship Pathways
MSc Structured Research Support
Designed for MSc students working on a dissertation or research-led project.
£295 per month
Supportive monthly academic guidance (3-month minimum)
Duration:
- Minimum 3-month commitment
- Continues monthly thereafter unless cancelled with at least 30 days’ written notice
Includes:
- 2 × 30-minute structured advisory sessions per month
- Document review and feedback on up to 4,000–6,000 words per month, within the agreed scope.
- Weekday response within 48 hours
- Milestone planning and progress support
- Priority scheduling within agreed availability
Focus Areas
- Research design refinement
- Supervisor feedback interpretation
- Chapter structuring and development guidance
- Methodological alignment
- Academic progression planning
- Submission preparation strategy
PhD Structured Research Support
Designed for doctoral candidates seeking thoughtful, ongoing research guidance.
£395 per month
Supportive monthly academic guidance (6-month minimum)
Duration:
- Minimum 6-month commitment
- Continues monthly thereafter unless cancelled with at least 30 days’ written notice
Includes:
- 2 × 30-minute structured advisory sessions per month
- Document review and feedback on up to 8,000 words per month, within the agreed scope.
- Weekday response within 48 hours.
- Support with research direction and structure.
- Progress planning and tracking.
Focus Areas
- Research positioning and originality articulation
- Theoretical framework development
- Methodological defence preparation
- Milestone planning & tracking.
- Viva preparation strategy
- Academic writing structure and coherence guidance
- Long-term research direction planning
Advisory only: We support your thinking, structure, and research direction, we do not write, rewrite, or submit work on your behalf.
Engagement is structured and capacity-limited to ensure depth and continuity of support.
For academic support that falls outside the services above, or a single, specific question where a full engagement may not be required.
Students and clients can email a short summary of what they are working on to contact@thebafa.com
BAFA will review the request and respond with the most suitable next step.
Fees depend on the scope, complexity, and nature of the request, and will be communicated after BAFA reviews the enquiry.
As with all our academic work, this is independent, advisory support on your own work.