How can we help?
Here at Beyond Cataclysm we’re all about partnering with other creatives to make beautiful things. As part of that, we provide a one-stop shop for Kickstarter and Crowdfunders. This includes:
- arranging and creating Kickstarter campaigns
- collecting surveys & postage costs
- printing and distributing to your backers worldwide
We also offer a partial service; just need printing, or shipping, or just cover for part of the world? We can do it all! Why not drop us a message to discuss it?
What makes us different?
We are a bunch of creatives who love to make things with our hands. We operate professionally, but – make no mistake – we do this because we love it. There might be distribution companies who operate a more slick routine than us – but will you find anyone else who will write a personal thank you note to every single backer, and decorate every single parcel? We don’t think so!
What do we charge?
Our fee structure for fulfilment is simple:
| Service | Cost |
|---|---|
| Admin, setup costs & backend configuration | £100 per Campaign |
| Backer data sorting, shipping cost collection | £.75 per backer |
| Printing costs | Quoted before Campaign |
| Labelling & packaging | £1 per backer (for A5 size projects) |
| Postage & prep costs | As per tables below |
Tier 1 – Up to 500 grams – Large Letter, for Zines & Books
| UK | Tracked 48 | £4.60 |
| EU | International Economy | £7.45 |
| Rest of World | International Economy | £10.65 |
Tier 2 – Up to 700g – Small Parcel, for Cards, Tshirts, Extra Items
| UK | Tracked 48 | £6.74 |
| EU | International Economy | £12.35 |
| Rest of World | International Economy | £18.20 |
Tier 3 – Up to 2kg – Medium Parcel, for Cards, T-shirts, Extra Items
| UK | Tracked 48 | £7.45 |
|---|---|---|
| EU | International Tracked | £17.65 |
| Rest of World | International Tracked | £24.70 |
Tier 4 – Over 2kg Individually Priced
*Postal fees last updated10th April 2025. Some of above is untracked shipping, other services available on request. We can now offer IOSS optionally at a campaign level – so either backers are responsible for their own import charges, or we can collect VAT.
Sorry, how much will that cost me then?
Obviously every campaign is different, but here’s an demonstration.
Example Campaign:
A 48 page RPG zine campaign.
- Full colour, printed on recycled 120gsm paper with matte 300gsm cover. Staple bound.
- 100 backers from around the world, 20% UK, 30% Europe, 50% Rest of World.
- Beyond Cataclysm handling everything, including printing.
| Service | Cost |
|---|---|
| Setup cost | £100 |
| Backer data collection & shipping cost collection | £75 |
| Printing costs + delivery with Mixam.co.uk | £180 |
| Labelling & Packaging | £100 |
| Postage Costs | £100 UK £215 EU £413 ROW |
| Total Cost of Printing & Worldwide Fulfilment |
£1183 |
| Per Backer Printing & Fulfilment Cost Average |
£11.83 |
| Per Backer UK Fulfilment-Only |
£7.75 |
| Per Backer EU Fulfilment-Only |
£9.90 |
| Per Backer ROW Fulfilment-Only |
£11 |
What about missing/damaged parcels?
We understand this is a concern, and everyone has a preferred approach. We offer three options for this. All are based on the survey being open for 3 months, and missing parcels being covered for 6 months.
- We cover all missing parcels up to 15%, and add 15% charge to above prices excluding print costs (so, 55p on a UK tier 1 above) to cover additional costs. We receive 15% extra stock which we store for free for 6 months, and which we can resell if unsent at that point (hence no storage fees). More expensive for your backers, minimal risk to you.
- We repost missing parcels, and invoice you at the end of 6 months for the additional cost, materials and labour. (Our prices for labour would remain fixed, but Royal Mail fees might increase). We receive 15% extra stock which we store for free for 6 months, and which we can resell if unsent at that point. Lower total cost – our 15% above is there to protect our risk, but you have extra expense at end to cover, and if costs increase you are liable for them instead of us.
- You handle and repost all missing or damage parcels yourself. Cheapest option for backers, no need to give us surplus stock.
Option 1 & 2 involve us holding stock long term; we don’t want to become a company that solely provides warehousing, hence the unclaimed/unused resell aspect.