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2 Jul 2025

What missed calls actually cost your trades business (with real numbers)

The average UK trades business misses 23% of inbound calls. Here's what that costs in real revenue — and how to fix it for £79/mo.

The hidden cost of "call back later"

Let's do the maths for a typical UK plumbing business:

  • Average inbound calls/month: 180
  • Missed call rate: 23% (industry average)
  • Calls missed/month: ~41
  • Average conversion rate of answered calls: 62%
  • Average job value: £320

That's 41 missed calls × 62% × £320 = £8,134 in lost revenue per month.

Over a year: £97,600.

And that's a conservative estimate. During peak seasons (winter for heating, summer for AC), the numbers are worse.

Why calls get missed

  1. On-site work — your team is under a sink or in a ceiling void
  2. After hours — 34% of UK service calls happen outside 9–5
  3. Volume spikes — Bank Holidays, cold snaps, storms
  4. Lunch breaks — the phone rings, nobody's at the desk
  5. Voicemail aversion — 80% of callers won't leave a voicemail

The £79 fix

CallWrk answers every call — simultaneously, instantly, 24/7. On the Starter plan at £79/mo, you get:

  • Unlimited inbound calls answered
  • AI books jobs directly into your calendar
  • WhatsApp job cards sent to your phone
  • Zero missed leads

If CallWrk recovers just one extra booking per week at £320, that's £1,280/mo in revenue from a £79/mo subscription. A 16x return.

The real ROI

MetricWithout CallWrkWith CallWrk
Calls answered77%100%
Monthly bookings112170+
Revenue recovered+£8,000/mo
Cost£79/mo

The question isn't whether you can afford CallWrk. It's whether you can afford not to have it.

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