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@oxpoleon
All I'd really like to see out of this is for my friend to be compensated for the quite frankly excessive damage caused to his bike. The argument of the club (if they present one) is irrelevant. Their security guard destroyed the bike, and the bike was not moved out of the way as a result of the damage.
The security guard took it upon himself to remediate the situation how he saw fit, without considering the other less destructive options. Whatever the regulation surrounding the fire exit, this does not change the fact that he wilfully destroyed the bike whilst it was on private property to which he had no absolute right of access. Even if the building was owned by the club (which I highly doubt as a background check indicates the club is a commercial tenant), entering without permission and causing damage contravenes the right to Quiet Enjoyment which a tenant holds.
And in answer to the questions above about the postal delivery point, I don't know, but the norm around here is for post to be delivered to front doors only.