PART 1 - GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY’S ACTIVITIES AND IMPACT This report refers to the period 31st November 2024 to 30th November 2025 Tees Zine Fest CIC trades as Tees Zine Works. It runs workshops using zine-making and collaborative events and creative activities. The primary community focus and fundable purpose of the organisation is to provide in-house workshops and contact/ collaboration with the Cultural and Creative Education sector for young people, particularly those who are from the LGBTQ+ community and live outside the cultural centres of Teesside. Between November 2024 and November 2025, the organisation benefited the community in the following ways: Providing workshops for young people who are part of the LGBTQ+ community, allowing them to use the completely accessible inclusive act of zine making to share their experiences, stories and concerns. Setting up a show for the group in collaboration with Kirkleatham Museum and Tees Valley Museums Facilitating two Zine Fests, allowing a community of Zine Makers to develop and sell their work cheaply, with our support Assisted a young person who was vulnerably housed to take part in the Zine Fest by providing a free table and printing services Allowing young people to afford items at the Zine Fest by ensuring items sold were affordable Allowing all zine makers to sell their zines on a community table, so there are no barriers to them anyone within the community Developing a zine library as a useable asset to the community Tees Zine Works worked with 25 creatives through the Zine Fests 60 in-person attendances to workshops 500+ visitors to the two Zine Fests 2 Arts organisations and a Creative Higher Education establishment A local Borough Council Youth Service Two Borough Councils A Museum and regional Museum Trust A Central Library

The Stakeholders are young people we worked with during our workshops, and feedback came from their families and those who were closest to our projects during this period. Our main work with young people during this time was through the Tees Valley Museums/Kirkleatham Museum/Redcar and Cleveland youth service project. We had the following feedback from this project through email correspondence with : A parent of one of the young people: Dear Miki, Wade, Sadie and the Tees Zine Fest team, I wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks to you all for the incredible experience you have given the young people in the Skittles group over the past few weeks. The project has been such a gift. For my child, it has done more than simply introduce a new art form. It has helped build confidence in their creativity, given them space to explore and express themselves, and encouraged real self-reflection. It has been wonderful to watch them not only develop their artistic voice but also grow in their sense of identity, history and community. Learning about zine culture and creating something so personal yet collaborative has been a real highlight. It has sparked conversations at home, opened doors to new ways of thinking, and shown how creative work can be a powerful tool for connection, understanding and pride. They have loved being part of a team, learning to share and shape ideas together, and seeing their efforts come together in a beautiful exhibition. The exhibition at Kirkleatham Museum is a true celebration, not only of their work but of the young people themselves. It was so special to walk through it with them, to see their creations on the wall, and to witness the pride and excitement they felt. That moment will stay with us for a long time. Projects like this make such a difference. They show young people that their voices matter, that their stories are valued, and that creativity can be a joyful and liberating force. The care, thought and encouragement you have brought to this project really shines through, and I hope it is just the beginning of more opportunities like this in our community. I truly look forward to seeing what you do next and would be delighted for my child to be involved in any future projects. It means so much to us as a family to see them grow and shine in this way. Sharon Mockler From James – Redcar and Cleveland Youth Services : It has been such a unique and creative experience for our young people from the Tuned In! Skittles group to be collaborating with Miki and Wade as part of Zine Fest, From the first brainstorming session, the group brought big ideas, bold designs, and a real sense of collaboration. It’s been amazing to see them mix creativity with confidence, turning their thoughts into pages that pop. The zine they’ve helped shape is colourful, clever, and totally them, full of personality, passion, and pure Skittles magic! Kind Regards, James James Lilly Youth Music, Media & Arts Co-ordinator ‘Achieve’ School Programme Co-ordinator

£1691.66 was paid to directors during the accounting period This was made in the following way : £180.00 was paid to Sadie Rogers in her role as a freelancer, for supplying an art workshop. £1511.66 was paid to Michaela Rogers through her business 'Whole Lot of Rosie' for providing Workshops to the CIC

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