The Fundraising Standards Board has found Unicef’s telephone fundraising in breach of the ‘Fundraising Promise’ and code of practice, but has not required the charity take any action.

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has raised £10.4m for Unicef and Save the Children to support children’s education programmes worldwide.

According to the latest Gorkana Charity Barometer, Unicef was the most talked-about charity in January 2012, and the only charity to appear in the top five of both the mainstream media and social media charts.

The Charity 100 Index continues to rise but – mirroring last year’s lacklustre performance – it is still falling short of both its quarterly and annual benchmarks, finds Diane Sim.