Every call gets answered. Every time.
Anchor is the AI receptionist that picks up on the first ring, books the job, and never takes a lunch break — for the plumber down the street and the busy dental practice across town.
100%
Answer rate
<1s
Avg pickup
24/7
Availability
20+
Languages
Incoming call
(415) 555-0148
Ringing…
Every missed call is a customer calling the next name on the list.
27%
of calls to small businesses go unanswered during business hours.
85%
of callers who hit voicemail never call back — they just call your competitor.
£200+
average value of a single missed service call or booking.
Figures modeled from published industry averages, not a guarantee for your business.
What are missed calls actually costing you?
Drag the sliders to roughly match your business. This is the number Anchor is built to claw back.
Lost / month
£2,464
Lost / year
£29,568
Four steps. No hold music.
Call comes in
24/7, unlimited concurrent lines. No busy signal, ever — even during a Friday afternoon rush.
Anchor picks up
Greets callers by your business name and understands plain language — no "press 1 for sales."
Job gets booked
Checks real availability and books straight into your calendar or scheduling system.
Everyone's notified
Confirmation text sent, job logged, your team pinged — before the caller's even hung up.
This is Anchor answering a real call.
Transcript
Built to run your front desk, not just your voicemail.
Real scheduling
Checks live availability and books straight into your calendar — no double-bookings.
Plain-language understanding
Callers just talk. No phone tree, no "press 1 for sales."
Call routing & transfer
Urgent calls reach a real person immediately, on rules you set.
Multilingual
Answers fluently in 20+ languages, with the same warmth every time.
Off-hours or full-time
Cover just evenings, weekends and bank holidays, or go round-the-clock — you choose, and you can upgrade later.
Every call logged
Transcript, recording, and outcome — searchable in your dashboard later.
Not another voicemail. Not another hire.
Every business already has some way of handling calls — it's usually one of these three. Here's how Anchor actually compares.
| Voicemail | Answering service | Extra reception staff | Anchor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answers your phone | Only after you've already missed it | Yes, live | Yes, when they're at their desk | Yes, every call, 24/7 |
| Books the appointment | No — caller has to call back | Sometimes, depending on training | Yes | Yes, straight into your calendar |
| Covers nights & weekends | Technically — but it's still just a recording | Usually a paid add-on | Only with overtime | Included |
| Same standard every call | N/A | Depends which agent picks up | Depends on mood, workload, turnover | Identical, every time |
| Typical monthly cost | Free — but costs you the missed job | £150–£600+ | £1,800+ (salary, NI, pension) | From £99 |
| Time to get running | Already set up | Contracts, scripts, onboarding | Hiring and training — weeks to months | Live within days |
Cost figures are typical UK ballpark ranges for comparison, not quotes from a specific provider.
Handles your calls like your business depends on it.
Because it does.
Encrypted, always
Call data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
Human handoff, anytime
A real person can take over any call, at any point.
No long contract to start
Try Anchor on your line before you commit to a term.
Pick the coverage that fits how you work.
Just want the calls you're currently missing — nights, weekends, bank holidays? Start with Off-Hours. Ready to get off the phone entirely? Go Full-Time. Either way, nobody hits voicemail again.
Off-Hours
£179/mo
£399 one-time setup
600 minutes included · £0.35/min after
Covers evenings, weekends, and bank holidays — everything outside your working hours.
- Evenings, weekends & bank holidays covered
- Booking & calendar sync
- Call transcripts & recordings
- SMS confirmations
Full-Time
£299/mo
£749 one-time setup
1,000 minutes included · £0.35/min after
Covers every hour, 24/7 — including your working hours.
- Everything in Off-Hours
- Answers during business hours too
- Custom routing rules
- Dedicated onboarding
Already on Off-Hours? Upgrade to Full-Time whenever you're ready and get £399 off the Full-Time setup fee.
Regularly go over your included minutes? We'll set you up with a custom minutes package built around your actual call volume.
Everything you're probably wondering.
What happens if Anchor doesn't know the answer?
It escalates to a real person, live, on rules you set — it never guesses or makes something up. You can also set rules for when calls should ring your team directly instead of Anchor, any time you want a human on the line.
What's the difference between Off-Hours and Full-Time?
Off-Hours answers evenings, weekends and bank holidays — the calls you're already missing. Full-Time answers around the clock, including while you're open. Most clients start with Off-Hours to see it in action, then upgrade to Full-Time once they've seen the results — the setup fee you already paid is credited in full, so you never pay twice for the build.
Is there a contract?
No. Everything is billed monthly and you can cancel anytime.
Does it sound robotic?
No — listen to the recording above and judge for yourself.
How fast can we go live?
Most businesses are live within days of forwarding their line — not weeks.
What happens to my existing phone number?
You keep it. Just forward it to Anchor — nothing changes for the people calling you.
Ready to stop losing calls?
Tell us about your business and we'll call you back within one business day — appropriately, on the phone.