No and yes, Yeti.
The problem with the bulbs is that they were frozen during the particularly long and cold winter that we have just experienced. Narcissi are the first of my potted bulbs to suffer. All you can do is buy more bulbs and hope for a milder winter next time round :-(.
If the compost is two years old it is getting depleted and tired and I would recommend you spread it on the garden and put new compost in the tubs. Don't bother with water retaining gel (in Dumfriesshire?) but add some grit for extra drainage.

Many thanks for that Bulbaholic. Guess I need to visit the garden centre again,see what offers they have on compost. I rang our local council to see if they had a scheme producing compost from waste but no such luck.