Never miss another call
An AI receptionist built for UK trades and small businesses.
Cheaper than a human answering service, never off sick, and it books straight into your diary instead of just taking a message. Miles better than voicemail, which most callers hang up on without leaving a word.
Demonstration of the AI Front Desk: a customer call is missed at 14:02, the front desk texts back 47 seconds later, asks what the customer needs, offers two appointment slots, books the job for Thursday 8:30 and records a £380 job saved.
What it handles
Every channel a customer actually uses, one assistant behind all of them.
Missed-call text-back
A caller who rings out gets a text within 60 seconds asking what they need, from your own business number.
SMS follow-up
Missed callers receive a useful first response by text, so the conversation starts while you are still busy.
Webchat
A chat widget on your existing website, answering questions and booking jobs while you're on the tools.
Contact forms
Form fills stop sitting unread until Monday morning. Every one gets a reply within 60 seconds like everything else.
Voice add-on
The front desk answers the phone itself when you cannot, takes the details and books the job. Priced by call volume with a fair-use minutes cap, so a quiet month costs less than a busy one.
+£100 to £150/month
The honest comparison
AI receptionist against an answering service, against voicemail.
Real numbers, not the best case for any of the three.
| AI receptionist | Human answering service | Voicemail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Response time | Under 60 seconds, day or night | Fast during their hours; outside them it's voicemail too | Whenever you get round to it, if at all |
| Cost per month | £147 to £247, voice add-on £100 to £150 if wanted | Typically £50 to £200+ for a limited number of calls | Free, comes with the phone |
| Books jobs | Straight into your calendar, no callback needed | Takes a message, you still call back | You call back, if you remember to check it |
| Works nights and weekends | Yes, same as daytime | Usually office hours only unless you pay extra | Technically yes, practically nobody calls a voicemail back at 9pm on a Sunday |
| Knows your prices | Quotes real ranges from your price list | Takes a message, can't quote | Can't quote, can't do anything |
Human answering service costs are a typical UK market range for a limited number of calls a month, not a quote for any specific supplier.
Pricing
Two tiers, one add-on, no surprises.
Setup covers the install and briefing. The monthly covers the answering, the bookings and the nightly reports. Rolling monthly after the first three months.
Lite
£495 setup + £147/month
Missed-call text-back and webchat, qualified and booked.
- Missed-call text-back within 60 seconds
- Webchat on your existing website
- Enquiry qualification questions you approve
- Booking into your calendar
- Nightly report of every lead and booking
Pro
£1,295 setup + £247/month
More lead sources covered, plus follow-up and reviews.
- Everything in Lite
- Contact-form capture and follow-up
- Quote follow-up sequences
- Review requests after completed jobs
- Priority support and monthly tuning call
One business number covered as standard, which is all most businesses need. Got more lines or branches? Ask on the call.
Full detail on everything the AI Front Desk does, including the voice add-on and the nightly report, lives on its own page.
Fair questions
Asked by every owner so far.
Is it really AI, or is there a person behind it?
It's genuinely AI, briefed on your business rather than a call centre reading from a script. Every conversation is logged and reviewable, and anything it can't handle gets flagged to you rather than guessed at.
What happens when it doesn't know the answer?
It says so, takes the customer's details and passes the conversation to you. It's briefed never to guess about prices, guarantees or availability it hasn't been given.
Can customers tell it's AI?
Some can, some can't, and we don't try to hide it if someone asks directly. What matters more to most callers is that it answers fast and books the job correctly. If you'd rather it says so upfront on every message, we can brief it that way.
What if I want it to stop?
It's a rolling monthly agreement after the first three months. Give notice, and it stops. You keep your number and go back to however you answered calls before, no long tie-in beyond that.
Curious what a missed call is actually costing you right now? Read what a missed call really costs a UK trade business.
Next step
See it briefed on your business.
We walk through your enquiry flow and show the receptionist answering questions about your actual services.