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Every missed call is a customer calling your competitor
An AI receptionist answers every call, 24/7 - booking appointments, qualifying enquiries, and texting back the ones you miss. Start with the number that matters: what missed calls cost you today.
Your numbers
Your call reality
Out of hours, engaged, or nobody free to answer
Of genuine enquiries you answer, how many become customers?
What missed calls cost you
Conservative estimate, based on your numbers
Revenue lost to missed calls / year
£56,160
468 enquiries a year that never call back
Recoverable with an AI receptionist
£44,928
Missed calls / year
1,560
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Assumptions (conservative)
- 50% of missed calls are genuine new enquiries (rest are spam, wrong numbers, existing customers).
- 60% of unanswered callers never try again - industry studies put this at 60-85%; we use the low end.
- An AI receptionist answers ~100% of calls; we assume 80% of otherwise-lost enquiries are recovered.
What an AI receptionist handles
Answers 24/7
Evenings, weekends, lunch rushes - every call picked up on the second ring, no queue, no voicemail.
Books appointments
Connected to your real calendar or booking system, so callers leave with a confirmed slot.
Qualifies enquiries
Asks your qualifying questions, captures details, and routes hot enquiries straight to your phone.
Texts back missed calls
Anyone who hangs up gets an instant text with a reply link - before they dial the next business.
Under the hood it’s our voice AI service connected to your systems through governed integrations - the same agentic AI approach we use for text-based agents, applied to your phone line.
Built for your industry
Dental practices
Booking, recalls, new-patient enquiries and missed-call text-back for dental practices.
Private GP clinics
Appointment booking and enquiry handling for private GP clinics - admin only, no clinical advice.
Veterinary practices
Booking, prescription-refill routing and out-of-hours signposting for vet practices.
Trades & field services
Missed-call text-back and job enquiry capture for plumbers, electricians and builders.
The AI stack we build on
AI receptionist - common questions
What is an AI receptionist?
An AI receptionist is a voice AI system that answers your business phone like a trained team member: it greets callers naturally, answers questions about your services and availability, books appointments directly into your calendar, qualifies new enquiries, and takes structured messages. Unlike an answering service, it works 24/7, never puts callers in a queue, and costs a fraction of a human hire.
Do callers know they're talking to an AI?
Modern voice AI is natural enough that many callers don't notice - but we recommend transparency: a brief 'you're speaking with our AI assistant' keeps trust and is where UK guidance is heading. What matters to callers in practice is getting an immediate, useful answer instead of voicemail.
How much does an AI receptionist cost in the UK?
Off-the-shelf AI answering products run £50-£300 per month with per-minute limits and generic scripts. A custom-built AI receptionist - trained on your services, connected to your booking system and CRM, with your escalation rules - typically costs £3,000-£8,000 to build plus £100-£400 per month to run. For most businesses missing 20+ calls a week, either option pays for itself in the first month.
Can it handle missed call text-back?
Yes. If a caller hangs up before the AI answers, or chooses not to speak to it, the system can instantly text back: 'Sorry we missed you - reply here or book directly at this link.' Missed-call text-back alone typically recovers a meaningful share of enquiries that would otherwise go to the next business on the search results page.
Are AI receptionists worth it?
For any business that misses calls - evenings, weekends, or while on a job - usually yes. A missed call is often a customer calling your competitor next. If you miss even a handful of enquiries a week, an AI receptionist that answers every call and texts back the ones it cannot usually pays for itself within the first month.
Can it book appointments and sync with my calendar or CRM?
Yes. We connect the AI receptionist to your real booking system, calendar or CRM through governed integrations, so callers leave with a confirmed slot and your records update automatically - no double-entry for your team.
Is an AI receptionist GDPR-compliant?
Yes, when built properly. Calls and data are handled under GDPR with UK data handling, encryption, and clear retention rules you control. We build in transparency to callers and keep you in control of what is stored and for how long.
Hear it answer your actual phone line
Book a free 30-minute demo and we’ll set up a proof-of-concept receptionist trained on your business - call it yourself before you decide anything.