This is an update for Devon Maintained schools of progress in conversion from the Finest coding structure, across to the Unit 4 Chart of Accounts. Further project details can be found via the following link: https://www.devon.gov.uk/support-schools-settings/closedown-2025-26-coding-changes-update-for-maintained-schools/
Bromcom Finance
- Finance Consultants are making progress with the Bromcom Finance Code conversion required to prepare schools for 1st April 2026.
- If they haven’t already been in touch, your allocated Finance Consultant will shortly be in contact to arrange a slot to complete the necessary updates.
- Please Note: If you haven’t already, please ensure you Finance Consultant has the necessary remote access to your Bromcom system to assist with these changes.
- Once the Finance Consultants have completed the conversion process, schools must check the data to ensure the conversions have completed correctly and report any errors to their Finance Consultant contact.
- Schools are to be aware that a remote operation will be undertaken to expire the current ledger codes on March 31st and import the new Unit 4 codes globally to schools via Vision. Please ensure that you do not amend any of these changes once they are implemented.
Bromcom Finance – Advance notice of downtime
To enable maintained schools to move across to the Unit 4 coding structure in Bromcom Finance, there will be a requirement for a period of downtime. This is currently scheduled between the following dates: 6th – 19th April 2026.
During this time, schools will be unable to access the system while the updates are applied.
Deadlines
To ensure the necessary updates can be completed to the schools-facing invoice-transfer software, DTSApps, it will be necessary to close the software to new submissions on the date below:
Invoices to be sent via DTSApps for payment by 12PM 25th March 2026.
Note that any invoices received after this time and date will have missed the last submission and need to be input to your End of Year Accrual Workbook, with submission of the invoice to follow after the system is ready for use.